Ironweed Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hector Babenco
Genres: Drama
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Based on the William_Kennedy novel of the same name Ironweed is set in the waning years of the Depression. Jack_Nicholson plays Francis Phelan, a washed-up ballplayer (a onetime infielder for the Washington Senators) who deserted his family back in the 1910s when he accidentally killed his infant son by dropping him. Since that time, Phelan has been a shabby barfly, living from drink to drink; he spends his days palling around with Rudy (Tom Waits), with whom he works a motley series of jobs in exchange for a place to lay his head and an occasional jug of wine. Wandering into his hometown of Albany, New York, Phelan blearily seeks out his girlfriend and erstwhile drinking companion of nine years, Helen Archer (Meryl_Streep), who has begun prostituting herself for drink and lodging. The two derelicts touch base in a mission managed by minister James_Gammon, and later in Fred_Gwynne's squalid gin mill. Over the next few days, Phelan takes a few minor jobs to support his habit, while his mind wavers between past and present. Eventually, a chance for a reconciliation with his wife (Carroll_Baker) emerges. Directed by Hector_Babenco following his enormous success with Kiss of the Spider Woman , Ironweed netted Oscar nominations for Nicholson and Streep. Hal Erickson, Rovi
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