Ironweed (1987)

  • Ironweed (1987)

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    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.

    Director : Hector Babenco

    Genre : Drama

    Character : Francis Phelan

    Cast : Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe

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franny - Sunday, 19th Jul 2009 @ 22:34

I saw Ironweed when it first came out in 1987 and thought it was a classic. Unfortunately I was one of the few who saw it at the movies. I have seen it several times since and rank it as one of the greatest movies of all time. Hopefully it will be re-discovered. The acting is absolutely first rate. Streep has her finest role and Tom Waits, Carol Baker, Donna Verona and Fred Gwynn are excellent.
The movie rightly so belongs to Nicholson. This ranks with Chinatown as one of his two finest roles. That's saying alot for a guy who has 17 Golden Globe noms and 12 Oscar noms. Jack really plays this role perfectly. He certainly deserved the Oscar for his work- how Michael Douglas won for Wall St. is beyond me. The scene with his daughter and him reading a letter that she had sent him years ago has me balling everytime I see it.
I love movies and this one ranks as one of the true treasures in cinema.

lk - Wednesday, 20th May 2009 @ 20:02

I dind't like it the first time also, but now I love it. I have seen the movie about 5 time smile

Jack and Meryl are just the great in everything they do smile ...I just love them!

joe - Sunday, 24th Feb 2008 @ 13:25

Why is movie not available on Blockbuster or Netflix ???

ron a - Wednesday, 14th Mar 2007 @ 04:52

I think this movie is worthwhile because it breaks the mold and deals with unusual issues in a quality way. It isn't a happy film, of course.
I was an extra in this movie and I saw some of the scenes created - they really took their time. When I first saw the film, I din't like it. Apparently many other folks didn't either - it only made 6.5 million.
Now, twenty years later - I bought the VHS andI cee that it really is a quality film.

drochmg - Wednesday, 21st Feb 2007 @ 23:07

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