Barfly (1987)
Release: September 2, 1987 | Runtime: 1h 40m | Rating: 6.9
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.
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.
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Main cast
- Mickey Rourke as Henry Chinaski
- Faye Dunaway as Wanda Wilcox
- Alice Krige as Tully Sorenson
- Jack Nance as Detective
- J.C. Quinn as Jim
- Frank Stallone Jr. as Eddie
- Sandy Martin as Janice
- Roberta Bassin as Lilly
- Gloria LeRoy as Grandma Moses
- Joe Unger as Ben
- Harry Cohn as Rick
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Joe
- Joe Rice as Old Man in Bar
- Julie 'Sunny' Pearson as Hooker in Bar
- Donald L. Norden as Man in Alley
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What is Barfly about?
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.
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