Barfly

Sep 2, 1987

1h 40m

★ 6.9

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Golan-Globus Productions

The Cannon Group

American Zoetrope

Barfly Trailers

Cast

Henry Chinaski

Mickey Rourke

Wanda Wilcox

Faye Dunaway

Tully Sorenson

Alice Krige

Detective

Jack Nance

Jim

J.C. Quinn

Eddie

Frank Stallone Jr.

Janice

Sandy Martin

Lilly

Roberta Bassin

Grandma Moses

Gloria LeRoy

Ben

Joe Unger

Rick

Harry Cohn

Joe

Pruitt Taylor Vince

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