Ironweed / Tri Star Pictures ; Taft Entertainment Pictures, Keith Barish Productions presents ; screenplay by William Kennedy based on his novel ; produced by Keith Barish, Marcia Nasatir ; directed by Hector Babenco.

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It's winter, 1938 in Albany, New York. The soup kitchens and flophouses are overflowing with homeless people. Francis Phelan wanders the streets, back in his hometown after 22 years, ready to confront the family he abandoned long ago. While sharing his whiskey with longtime 'pal' Helen, Francis reve...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Tri-Star Pictures
Taft Entertainment Pictures
Keith Barish Productions
Olive Films
Other Authors: Babenco, Hector
Barish, Keith
Nasatir, Marcia
Kennedy, William, 1928-
Nicholson, Jack
Streep, Meryl
Baker, Carroll, 1931-
O'Keefe, Michael, 1955-
Venora, Diane
Gwynne, Fred
Whitton, Margaret, 1949-2016
Waits, Tom, 1949-
Morris, John, 1926-2018
Language:English
Published: [Saint Charles, Ill.] : Olive Films, 2013.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Kennedy, William, > 1928- > Film adaptations.
Homeless persons > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Death > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Singers > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Gravediggers > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Husbands > New York (State) > Albany > Drama.
Depressions > 1929 > Drama.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (143 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Iron weed.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
It's winter, 1938 in Albany, New York. The soup kitchens and flophouses are overflowing with homeless people. Francis Phelan wanders the streets, back in his hometown after 22 years, ready to confront the family he abandoned long ago. While sharing his whiskey with longtime 'pal' Helen, Francis reveals the dark secrets of his past, the painful memories from which he once tried to escape, but now must reconcile.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987.
NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen.
Based on the novel by William Kennedy.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PS3561.E428 I72 2013 VideoDVD
AR1 D0152098 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Credits:Director of photography, Lauro Escorel ; editor, Anne Goursaud ; music, John Morris.
System Details:DVD.
Cast:
Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Whitton, Tom Waits, Nathan Lane.