Ironweed

(1987)

★ 6.3 IMDb · 146 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1987

Runtime: 143 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Héctor Babenco

Cast: Джек Николсон, Мэрил Стрип, Кэррол Бейкер, Майкл О'Киф, Дайан Венора, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Whitton, Том Уэйтс, Jake Dengel, Нэйтан Лейн

Plot

An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.

Albany, New York, Halloween 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. He was a Major League pitcher; she was a singer on the radio. 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. The next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets his 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.