Summary
It's winter, 1938 in Albany, New York. The soup kitchens and flophouses are overflowing with homeless people. Francis Phelan wanders the streets, back in his hometown after 22 years, ready to confront the family he abandoned long ago. While sharing his whiskey with longtime 'pal' Helen, Francis reveals the dark secrets of his past, the painful memories from which he once tried to escape, but now must reconcile.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Homeless persons
-- New York (State)
-- Albany
-- Drama.
Death -- New York (State) -- Albany -- Drama. Singers -- New York (State) -- Albany -- Drama. Gravediggers -- New York (State) -- Albany -- Drama. Husbands -- New York (State) -- Albany -- Drama. Depressions -- 1929 -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. |
| Publisher | [Saint Charles, Ill.] :Olive Films,2013 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Ironweed. Iron weed |
| Contributors |
Babenco, Hector,
director. Barish, Keith, producer. Nasatir, Marcia, producer. Kennedy, William, 1928- screenwriter. Nicholson, Jack, actor. Streep, Meryl, actor. Baker, Carroll, 1931- actor. O'Keefe, Michael, 1955- actor. Gwynne, Fred, actor. Venora, Diane, actor. Waits, Tom, 1949- actor. Morris, John, 1926-2018 composer. Kennedy, William, 1928- Ironweed. Taft Entertainment Pictures, production company. Keith Barish Productions, production company. Olive Films, publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Diane Venora, Tom Waits. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Lauro Escorel ; editor, Anne Goursaud ; music, John Morris. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. Based on the novel by William Kennedy. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |