Ironweed (film)
Ironweed is a 1987 film about a schizophrenic drifter who spends Halloween in his home town after returning there for the first time in decades.
- Directed by Héctor Babenco. Written by William Kennedy, based on his novel of the same name.
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Francis Phelan
[edit]- Goddamn dead men, traveling around together.
- By God, Helen. That's as good as it gets. You were born to be a star.
Helen Archer
[edit]- What if I did drink too much wine? Whose business is that anyway? Who knows how much I didn't drink, huh?
Cast
[edit]- Jack Nicholson - Francis Phelan
- Meryl Streep - Helen Archer
- Carroll Baker - Annie Phelan
- Michael O'Keefe - Billy Phelan
- Diane Venora - Margaret "Peg" Phelan
- Fred Gwynne - Oscar Reo
- Tom Waits - Rudy
- Nathan Lane - Harold Allen
- James Gammon - Reverend Chester
External links
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- Ironweed quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Ironweed at Rotten Tomatoes