Ironweed
137 reviews
Drama
2h 23m
1987
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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An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
- DirectorHéctor Babenco
- Release18 December 1987
- GenreDrama
- Duration2h 23m
- Budget$27,000,000
- Revenue$7,300,000
- Rate137 reviews
- Productions
Taft Entertainment Pictures, Keith Barish Productions
Cast

Jack Nicholson
Francis Phelan

Meryl Streep
Helen Archer

Carroll Baker
Annie Phelan

Michael O'Keefe
Billy

Diane Venora
Peg

Fred Gwynne
Oscar Reo

Margaret Whitton
Katrina

Tom Waits
Rudy

Jake Dengel
Pee Wee

Nathan Lane
Harold Allen

James Gammon
Reverend Chester

Laura Esterman
Rowdy Dick

Will Zahrn
Nora

Joe Grifasi
Jack

Hy Anzell
Rosskam

Bethel Leslie
Librarian

Richard Hamilton
Donovan

Lola Pashalinski
Fat Woman with Turkey

Ted Levine
Pocono Pete

Martin Patterson
Foxy Phil Tooker

Frank Whaley
Young Francis

Matt McGrath
Goblin

Pamela Payton-Wright
Mother

Boris McGiver
Clerk

Jeff Morris
Michigan Mac

William Duell
Moose
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