Barfly

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.

19871h 40mNo ratings yet

Drama
Comedy
Romance

Overview

Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.

Keywords

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Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 2, 1987
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: American Zoetrope,Cannon Group,Golan-Globus Productions,The Cannon Group
Cast: Mickey Rourke,Faye Dunaway,Alice Krige,Jack Nance,J.C. Quinn,Frank Stallone Jr.,Sandy Martin,Roberta Bassin,Gloria LeRoy,Joe Ungerand 27 more
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Writer: Charles Bukowski
Producer: Barbet Schroeder,Fred Roos,Tom Luddy,Menahem Golan,Yoram Globus,Francis Ford Coppola
Cinematography: Robby Müller
Music: Jack Baran
Budget: $3,000,000
Revenue: $3,221,568
IMDb: tt0092618