

Ironweed
December 18, 1987•2h 23m•★ 6.3
Drama
“Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.”
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Director
Héctor BabencoCast

Jack Nicholson
Francis Phelan

Meryl Streep
Helen Archer

Carroll Baker
Annie Phelan

Michael O'Keefe
Billy

Diane Venora
Peg

Fred Gwynne
Oscar Reo

Margaret Whitton
Katrina

Tom Waits
Rudy

Jake Dengel
Pee Wee

Nathan Lane
Harold Allen

James Gammon
Reverend Chester

Laura Esterman
Nora

Will Zahrn
Rowdy Dick

Joe Grifasi
Jack

Hy Anzell
Rosskam

Bethel Leslie
Librarian

Richard Hamilton
Donovan
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Black-Eyed Susan
Clara
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Louise Phillips
Flower Girl
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Marjorie Slocum
Elderly Woman