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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Barfly
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Movie · Comedy · Drama · R
1987 · 1h 40m · ★ 61% (18K)
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige
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.
Director
Barbet Schroeder
Production
Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group, American Zoetrope
Cast
Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, Jack Nance, J.C. Quinn, Frank Stallone Jr., Sandy Martin, Roberta Bassin, Gloria LeRoy, Joe Unger, Harry Cohn, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Joe Rice, Julie 'Sunny' Pearson, Donald L. Norden, Wil Albert, Hal Shafer, Zeke Manners, Pearl Shear, Rik Colitti