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Ironweed (1987)
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.
Updated May 11 2020
Cast
Tom Waits
Rudy
Meryl Streep
Helen Archer
Carroll Baker
Annie Phelan
Nathan Lane
Harold Allen
Crew
John Morris
Music
Bonnie Timmermann
Casting
Anne Goursaud
Editor
Robert Guerra
Art Direction
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Dorothy J. Pearl
Makeup Artist
Steven Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Leslie A. Pope
Set Decoration
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