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Barfly

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

1987★ 6.9 · 3901h 40mComedyDramaRomance

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.

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Cast

Mickey Rourke
as Henry Chinaski

Faye Dunaway
as Wanda Wilcox

Alice Krige
as Tully Sorenson

Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Joe

Gary Carlos Cervantes
as Cop

Lahmard J. Tate
as Black Kid

Jack Nance
as Detective

Frank Stallone Jr.
as Eddie

J.C. Quinn
as Jim

Damon Hines
as Black Kid

Gloria LeRoy
as Grandma Moses

Joe Unger
as Ben

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6.9/ 10

390 TMDB votes

6.9

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Release date: 1987-09-02

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $3,221,568

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genres

ComedyDramaRomance

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