An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 wins & 4 nominations total
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- TriviaArgentinean director Hector Babenco said of this picture: "It is a movie that tries to embrace the territories of love, and it's also about the courage and beauty of people we don't usually think of as having deep and complex emotions."
- GoofsAs the trolley being driven by the scab played by Nathan Lane approaches the union protesters, there are no trolley tracks between the mob and the trolley. In the next shot, they suddenly appear in the dirt under young Francis' feet.
- SoundtracksWhe You Were Sweet Sixteen
Words and Music by James Thornton
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Never the timing for a movie had been so disastrous.Released in those "glorious " eighties when the success stories and the triumphalist heroes were the golden rule,"Ironweed" stood no chance at all.Two tramps did not fit well in the movie landscape of those "feel good" times.And two tramps played by two megastars ,it was unforgivable!
The cast is stellar,but it's Meryl Streep whom I will remember FOREVER.When she sings her little tune "he's me pal" she's so heart-wrenching that she will move you to tears."At least ,I didn't betray anybody" she said.Although it was a colossal flop,Streep would only approach such an emotion afterwards.(notably in "the bridges of Madison County")Nicholson was equally courageous to play such a demeaning part,and he gets strong support from Carroll Baker who proves here she can age gracefully and from Tom Waits ,ideally cast as a barfly.
"Ironweed" is very hard to see nowadays.One of these days ,it will be given the place it deserves.
The cast is stellar,but it's Meryl Streep whom I will remember FOREVER.When she sings her little tune "he's me pal" she's so heart-wrenching that she will move you to tears."At least ,I didn't betray anybody" she said.Although it was a colossal flop,Streep would only approach such an emotion afterwards.(notably in "the bridges of Madison County")Nicholson was equally courageous to play such a demeaning part,and he gets strong support from Carroll Baker who proves here she can age gracefully and from Tom Waits ,ideally cast as a barfly.
"Ironweed" is very hard to see nowadays.One of these days ,it will be given the place it deserves.
- dbdumonteil
- Jun 20, 2002
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Box office
- Budget
- $27,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,393,346
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $36,973
- Dec 20, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $7,393,346
- Runtime2 hours 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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