8.2
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:
Helen Archer
Francis Phelan
Billy Phelan
Harold Allen
Reverend Chester
Rudy
Margaret 'Peg' Phelan
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