Barfly

Barfly

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

1987•1h 40m•6.9/10

ComedyDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.9/10(372)

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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Production

Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group, American Zoetrope

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Henry Chinaski

Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway

Wanda Wilcox

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Tully Sorenson

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Detective

J.C. Quinn

J.C. Quinn

Jim

Frank Stallone Jr.

Frank Stallone Jr.

Eddie

Sandy Martin

Sandy Martin

Janice

Roberta Bassin

Roberta Bassin

Lilly

Gloria LeRoy

Gloria LeRoy

Grandma Moses

Joe Unger

Joe Unger

Ben

Harry Cohn

Rick

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Joe

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

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