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Dominican Rep. Ironweed
- Original title
- Ironweed
- Year
- 1987
- Running time
- 144 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Jack Nicholson
Meryl Streep
Carroll Baker
Michael O'Keefe
Tom Waits
Fred Gwynne
Margaret Whitton
Nathan Lane
Diane Venora- Jake Dengel
James Gammon
Joe Grifasi- Bethel Leslie
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Alcoholism. The Great Depression. 1930s
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Awards
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1987: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Actress (Meryl Streep)1987: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor Drama (Jack Nicholson)1987: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Jack Nicholson)1987: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Actor (Jack Nicholson)
- Critics' reviews
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"Ironweed is the love story of two bums, the swan song of a haunted man, a character study of abiding humanity. It's a sad movie. Beautiful, too"
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"The movie has no momentum--the running time (144 minutes) is like a death sentence."
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"Unrelentingly bleak, Ironweed is a film without an audience and no reason for being except its own self-importance"
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