Rent Barfly (1987)
3.7 of 5 from 55 ratings
1h 37min
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- Synopsis:
Based on a semi-autobiographical short story by poet and screenwriter Charles Bukowski and directed by Barbet Schroeder, 'Barfly' offers insight into the world of the alcoholic, where all that matters is the next drink. Henry Chinaski (Mickey Rourke) is a talented writer of prolific prose; unfortunately he's also a skid-row alcoholic with a violent temper. He picks fights nightly with Eddie (Frank Stallone), the bartender at the local watering hole, the Golden Horn, and lives in a seedy tenement, stealing food and trying to scrape together enough money for booze. Fellow alcoholic WiIla Wilcox (Faye Dunaway) catches Henry's eye at the bar one afternoon and although she has a reputation for being unstable, the two embark on a relationship with each other and the bottle. - Actors:
- Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, Jack Nance, J.C. Quinn, Frank Stallone, 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
- Directors:
- Barbet Schroeder
- Producers:
- Tom Luddy, Fred Roos, Barbet Schroeder
- Writers:
- Charles Bukowski
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- Unknown
- Run Time:
- 97 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Feature-length audio commentary by director Barbet Schroeder
- Documentary I Drink, I Gamble and I Write: The Making Of Barfly
- Excerpts from Schroeder's The Charles Bukowski Tapes
- Theatrical Trailer
