Ironweed

Title:

Ironweed

Genres:

Drama

Companies:

TAFT Entertainment Pictures, HBO, Keith Barish Productions, TriStar Pictures

Countries:

United States of America

Release Date:

1987-12-18

Runtime:

143

Languages:

English

Status:

Released

Tagline:

Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.

Budget:

$27000000

Revenue:

$7300000

Overview

Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped; visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. That night, out drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, the film explores their code of fairness and loyalty.