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Barfly is a 1987 American drama film and romantic comedy directed by Barbet Schroeder. The screenplay was written by Charles Bukowski, and the production involved producers Schroeder, Francis Ford Coppola, Menahem Golan, and Yoram Globus. The film was produced by American Zoetrope, Golan-Globus Productions, and The Cannon Group. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Netflix, and Fandango at Home.
The cast includes Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, and Jack Nance. Robby Müller served as director of photography, with Milena Canonero as costume designer. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and focuses on alcoholism. The runtime is 100 minutes.
The film has received review scores of 6.7/10, 76%, and 7.1/10. Its tagline is "Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead." Keywords associated with the work include career, prostitute, fight, bartender, and poet.
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Film · TMDB
6.9Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.
Cast
- Mickey Rourke as Henry Chinaski
- Faye Dunaway as Wanda Wilcox
- Alice Krige as Tully Sorenson
- Jack Nance as Detective
- J.C. Quinn as Jim
- Frank Stallone Jr. as Eddie
Themes
- career
- prostitute
- fight
- bartender
- poet
- alcoholism
- money
- los angeles, california
- alcohol abuse
- paramedic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- alcoholism
- Director
- Barbet Schroeder
- Screenwriter
- Charles Bukowski
- Cast member
- Sandy Martin
- Producer
- Fred Roos
- Production company
- American Zoetrope
- Cinematographer
- Robby Müller
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 139861
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-01-07
- title
- Barfly
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- costume designer
- Milena Canonero
- executive producer
- Yoram Globus
- review score
- 7.1/10
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