Film

Ironweed

1987 · 2h 23m · Drama

Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

58%

Metacritic

56

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

Jack Nicholson

Francis Phelan

Meryl Streep

Helen Archer

Carroll Baker

Annie Phelan

Michael O'Keefe

Billy

Diane Venora

Peg

Fred Gwynne

Oscar Reo

Margaret Whitton

Katrina

Tom Waits

Rudy

Jake Dengel

Pee Wee

Nathan Lane

Harold Allen

James Gammon

Reverend Chester

Laura Esterman

Nora

Will Zahrn

Rowdy Dick

Joe Grifasi

Jack

Hy Anzell

Rosskam

Bethel Leslie

Librarian

• Héctor BabencoDirector
• William KennedyScreenplay · Novel
• Keith BarishProducer
• Marcia NasatirProducer
• Lauro EscorelDirector of Photography
• John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
• Anne GoursaudEditor
• Bonnie TimmermannCasting

Ironweed Trailer

Release date

December 18, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

R

Budget

$27,000,000

Revenue

$7,300,000

Genres

Drama

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