Rating:
6.84/10 by 337 users
Barfly (1987)
Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.
Directing:
- Barbet Schroeder
- Charles Bukowski
Release Date:
Wed, Sep 02, 1987
Rating: 6.84/10 by 337 users
Alternative Title:
Barfly - Amor Marginal - PT
El borracho - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 40 minutes
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $3,221,568
Plot Keyword: career, prostitute, fight, bartender, poet, alcoholism, money, los angeles, california, alcohol abuse, paramedic, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, street fight, barflies, unemployed, brawler, brawlers, barfly
Rating: 6.84/10 by 337 users
Alternative Title:
Barfly - Amor Marginal - PT
El borracho - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 40 minutes
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $3,221,568
Plot Keyword: career, prostitute, fight, bartender, poet, alcoholism, money, los angeles, california, alcohol abuse, paramedic, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, street fight, barflies, unemployed, brawler, brawlers, barfly
Mickey Rourke
Henry Chinaski
Faye Dunaway
Wanda Wilcox
Alice Krige
Tully Sorenson
Jack Nance
Detective
J.C. Quinn
Jim
Frank Stallone Jr.
Eddie
Sandy Martin
Janice
Roberta Bassin
Lilly
Gloria LeRoy
Grandma Moses
Joe Unger
Ben
Harry Cohn
Rick
Joe Rice
Old Man in Bar
Julie 'Sunny' Pearson
Hooker in Bar
Donald L. Norden
Man in Alley
Wil Albert
Carl
Hal Shafer
Mike
Zeke Manners
Roger
Pearl Shear
Helen
Rik Colitti
Jack, The Window Washer
Michael Collins
"Elbow Inn" Bartender
Ronald G. Joseph
Liquor Store Clerk
Damon Hines
Black Kid
Lahmard J. Tate
Black Kid
Peter Conti
Cop
Vance Colvig
Alcoholic Man
Stacey Pickren
Lady Manager
Leonard Termo
Harry
Gary Cox
Lenny
Fritz Feld
Bum
Albert Henderson
Louie
Sandy Rose
Louie's Woman
Madalyn Carol
Young Girl Hooker
George Marshall Ruge
Loverbird Man
Debbie Lynn Ross
Loverbird Woman
Charles Bukowski
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Mickey Rourke shines in this offbeat comedy about a dropout drunk poet. A bit too over the top in some scenes but an ultimately satisfying and funny film. Faye Dunaway's performance stands out as well.