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Barfly
Running Time: 100 min.
Box Office: / $3,221,568
Sound By: Ultra-Stereo
Produced By: / Cannon Group / Francis Ford Coppola Productions / Golan-Globus Productions
Released: October 16, 1987 (USA)
Release By: Cannon Group

Summary:
Charles Bukowski, the talented crown prince of self-abuse, wrote the short stories upon which the surprisingly entertaining Barfly was based. The film concentrates on alcoholic writer Mickey Rourke (the Bukowski alter ego) who carries on a hate-hate ... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew:
Mickey Rourke (Henry Chinaski)
Faye Dunaway (Wanda Wilcox)
Alice Krige (Tully Sorenson)
Jack Nance (Detective)
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Review:
Barbet Schroeder's romanticized portrait of self-mythologizing writer and drunk Charles Bukowski skillfully draws one into the world of these damaged characters. What little story there is concerns the writer's (Mickey Rourke) daily ritual of massive ... Continue >>