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

Ironweed (1987)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Héctor Babenco
  • Profile picture of Jack Nicholson
    Francis Phelan Jack Nicholson
  • Profile picture of Meryl Streep
    Helen Archer Meryl Streep
  • Profile picture of Carroll Baker
    Annie Phelan Carroll Baker
  • Profile picture of Michael O'Keefe
    Billy Michael O'Keefe
  • Profile picture of Diane Venora
    Peg Diane Venora
  • Profile picture of Fred Gwynne
    Oscar Reo Fred Gwynne
  • Profile picture of Margaret Whitton
    Katrina Margaret Whitton
  • Profile picture of Tom Waits
    Rudy Tom Waits

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Keywords

  • 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