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Ironweed

1987143 min 6.3 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.”

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

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Release / first air1987-12-18
Original languageEN
GenresDrama
DirectorHéctor Babenco
WriterWilliam Kennedy
Budget$27,000,000
Revenue$7,300,000
ProductionTaft Entertainment Pictures, Keith Barish Productions

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10 cast members
Jack NicholsonJack NicholsonFrancis Phelan
Meryl StreepMeryl StreepHelen Archer
Carroll BakerCarroll BakerAnnie Phelan
Michael O'KeefeMichael O'KeefeBilly
Diane VenoraDiane VenoraPeg
Fred GwynneFred GwynneOscar Reo
Margaret WhittonMargaret WhittonKatrina
Tom WaitsTom WaitsRudy
Jake DengelJake DengelPee Wee
Nathan LaneNathan LaneHarold Allen

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#forgiveness#loyalty#homelessness#drifter#accidental death#alcoholic#estranged father#haunted by the past#drunkenness#ghosts of the past#hobo#1930s#living on the streets#missions#bums#albany, new york

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