Barfly (1987)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,221,568.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.075 |
Directed By
Barbet Schroeder
Crew
Robby Müller
Charles Bukowski
Barbet Schroeder
Fred Roos
Barbet Schroeder
Tom Luddy
Menahem Golan
Éva Gárdos
Jack Baran
Yoram Globus
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Milena Canonero
Bob Ziembicki
Jack Baran
Rony Yacov
Robert MacDonald
Nancy Lara-Hansch
Pat Orseth
Denise de Casabianca
Buddy Van Horn
George Marshall Ruge
Diane Peterson
Webster Whinery
Debbie Lynn Ross
Diane Hetfield
Michael Adams
Chris Lombardi
Rob Sweeney
Peter Jensen
Steve Kelso
Steven Lambert
Frieder Hocheim
Gary H. Swink
Paul Ferrara
Bill Bumby
Mike Hodges
Douglas Axtell
Petur Hliddal
Lisa Dean
Frank Viviano
Jim Grce
Peter Pearce
Hamilton Sterling
TOP CAST
Mickey Rourke
Henry Chinaski
Faye Dunaway
Wanda Wilcox
Alice Krige
Tully Sorenson
Jack Nance
Detective
J.C. Quinn
Jim
Frank Stallone Jr.
Eddie
Sandy Martin
Janice
Roberta Bassin
Lilly
Gloria LeRoy
Grandma Moses
Joe Unger
Ben
Harry Cohn
Rick
Joe Rice
Old Man in Bar
Julie 'Sunny' Pearson
Hooker in Bar
Donald L. Norden
Man in Alley
Wil Albert
Carl
Hal Shafer
Mike
Zeke Manners
Roger
Pearl Shear
Helen
Rik Colitti
Jack, The Window Washer
Michael Collins
"Elbow Inn" Bartender
Ronald G. Joseph
Liquor Store Clerk
Damon Hines
Black Kid
Lahmard J. Tate
Black Kid
Peter Conti
Cop
Vance Colvig
Alcoholic Man
Stacey Pickren
Lady Manager
Leonard Termo
Harry
Gary Cox
Lenny
Fritz Feld
Bum
Albert Henderson
Louie
Sandy Rose
Louie's Woman
Madalyn Carol
Young Girl Hooker
George Marshall Ruge
Loverbird Man
Debbie Lynn Ross
Loverbird Woman
Charles Bukowski
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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