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Ironweed is a 1987 American drama film directed by Héctor Babenco and written by William Kennedy. The movie features Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, and Michael O'Keefe in the cast. It was produced by Taft Broadcasting and distributed by TriStar Pictures, Netflix, and Fandango at Home. The narrative is set in New York City and explores themes of alcoholism, homelessness, and forgiveness.
The film has a runtime of 143 minutes and was released in the United States on December 18, 1987. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Actress. Critical reviews assigned it scores of 6.7 out of 10, 56 out of 100, and 58 percent. The production budget was $27,000,000, while the revenue totaled $7,300,000.
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6.3An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Francis Phelan
- Meryl Streep as Helen Archer
- Carroll Baker as Annie Phelan
- Michael O'Keefe as Billy
- Diane Venora as Peg
- Fred Gwynne as Oscar Reo
Themes
- forgiveness
- loyalty
- homelessness
- drifter
- accidental death
- alcoholic
- estranged father
- haunted by the past
- drunkenness
- ghosts of the past
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- alcoholism
- Director
- Héctor Babenco
- Screenwriter
- William Kennedy
- Composer
- John Morris
- Production company
- Taft Broadcasting
- Cinematographer
- Lauro Escorel
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 137
- FilmAffinity ID
- 524842
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1988-12-08
- film editor
- Anne Goursaud
- title
- Ironweed
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- production designer
- Jeannine Oppewall
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- review score
- 58%
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