Francis Phelan
Search results
Ironweed is a 1987 American drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. Adapted to the screen by William Kennedy from his similarly named Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Ironweed stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, with Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Nathan Lane, and Tom Waits in supporting roles.
Feb 12, 1988 · Ironweed: Directed by Hector Babenco. With Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe. An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
- (10K)
- Drama
- Hector Babenco
- 1988-02-12
Oct 24, 2019 · Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by William Kennedy and directed by the late Argentinian director Héctor Babenco (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN), IRONWEED features Jack Nicholson and Meryl...
- 2 min
- 25.5K
- Eurekaentertainment
May 18, 2009 · Kurt. 1.42K subscribers. Subscribed. 325. 154K views 15 years ago. Trailer for Ironweed (1987) Director: Hector Babenco Cast: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane V...
- 2 min
- 154.7K
- Kurt
In Depression-era Albany, N.Y., erstwhile baseball star Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) has become an alcoholic vagabond after guilt over accidentally killing his infant son led him to desert his...
- (24)
- Hector Babenco
- R
- Jack Nicholson
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.
People also ask
Is 'Ironweed' a good movie?
Where was Ironweed filmed?
Is Ironweed based on a true story?
Does Jack Nicholson play Meryl Streep in Ironweed?
“Ironweed,” directed by Brazilian Hector Babenco, whose familiarity with the human sewers of Sao Paolo and Rio de Janiero made “Pixote” one of the best films of 1981, is a movie of moods, locales and voices.
