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6.3An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Released: 1987-12-18143 minDir: Héctor BabencoDramaBudget: $27.0MBox office: $7.3M
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Francis Phelan
- Meryl Streep as Helen Archer
- Carroll Baker as Annie Phelan
- Michael O'Keefe as Billy
- Diane Venora as Peg
- Fred Gwynne as Oscar Reo
Themes
- forgiveness
- loyalty
- homelessness
- drifter
- accidental death
- alcoholic
- estranged father
- haunted by the past
- drunkenness
- ghosts of the past
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- alcoholism
- Director
- Héctor Babenco
- Screenwriter
- William Kennedy
- Composer
- John Morris
- Production company
- Taft Broadcasting
- Cinematographer
- Lauro Escorel
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 137
- FilmAffinity ID
- 524842
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-12-08
- film editor
- Anne Goursaud
- title
- Ironweed
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- production designer
- Jeannine Oppewall
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- review score
- 58%
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