Ironweed

1987
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Ironweed
Poster Ironweed

Title: Ironweed

Original Title: Ironweed

Year: 1987

Info

  • Country: USA
  • Length: 143 Minutes (2 hours 23 min)
  • Budget: $27,000,000
  • Genre: Drama
  • Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)

Release Dates

  • UK: May 20 1988
  • United States: December 18 1987

Plot

It's winter, 1938 in Albany, New York. The soup kitchens and flophouses are overflowing with homeless start people seeking food and refuge from the unforgiving cold. Francis Phelan (Nicholson) wanders the streets, back in his hometown after 22 years, an aimless vagabond ready to confront the family he abandoned long ago. While sharing his whiskey with longtime "pal" Helen (Streep), Francis reveals the dark secrets of his past, the painful memories from which he once tried to escape. but now must reconcile.

Awards

  • 1988 Academy Awards (Oscars): 2 0
  • 1988 Golden Globes: 1 0

Cast

Director:

Hector Babenco Hector Babenco

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Helen Archer

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Francis Phelan

Michael O'Keefe

Michael O'Keefe

Billy Phelan

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Harold Allen

James Gammon

James Gammon

Reverend Chester

Diane Venora

Diane Venora

Margaret 'Peg' Phelan

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