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Ironweed

1987, Movie, R, 144 mins

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IRONWEED is dim, grim, and relentlessly depressing. Set in Albany, New York, in 1938, it also flashes back to 1916 and 1901 as it seeks to establish Jack Nicholson's character, Francis Phelan, an ex-Washington Senator infielder. He deserted his family 22 years earlier when, slightly tipsy on four beers, he dropped his infant son, cracking the child's head and killing him. Now Phelan and cohort Rudy (Tom Waits) work at odd jobs to earn some money for a jug of wine and a place... read more leave a comment
Year: 1987
Rated R

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Cast
Jack Nicholson: Francis Phelan
Meryl Streep: Helen Archer
Carroll Baker: Annie Phelan
Michael O'Keefe: Billy Phelan
Diane Venora: Peg Phelan
Fred Gwynne: Oscar Reo

 

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