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Ironweed

63 %|Dec 18, 1987|Drama

Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped; visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. That night, out drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, the film explores their code of fairness and loyalty.

Featured Crew

Héctor Babenco
Director
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Steven Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Paul Boyington
Visual Effects Supervisor
Keith Barish
Producer
Clare Scarpulla
Assistant Art Director
David Forrest
Makeup Department Head
Lauro Escorel
Director of Photography

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Cast

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Jack Nicholson
Francis Phelan
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Meryl Streep
Helen Archer
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Carroll Baker
Annie Phelan
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Fred Gwynne
Oscar Reo
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Nathan Lane
Harold Allen
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James Gammon
Reverend Chester
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Laura Esterman
Rowdy Dick
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Hy Anzell
Rosskam
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Bethel Leslie
Librarian
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Louise Phillips
Flower Girl
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Marjorie Slocum
Elderly Woman
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Lena Spencer
Slatternly Woman
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Lola Pashalinski
Fat Woman with Turkey
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Jared Swartout
Guard Captain
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Ted Levine
Pocono Pete
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Martin Patterson
Foxy Phil Tooker
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Terry O'Reilly
Aldo Campione
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Michael O'Gorman
Strike Leader
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Frank Whaley
Young Francis
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Jordan Valdina
Youth at Strike
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Cori Irwin
Young Girl
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James Yoham
Bald Man
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Jeff Morris
Michigan Mac