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 ... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
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| VarietyVariety StaffUnrelentingly bleak, Ironweed is a film without an audience and no reason for being except its own self-importance. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonComes about as close to being an unmitigated waste of talent as any movie in recent memory. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertActors are said to like to play drunks, because it gives them an excuse for overacting. But there is not much visible "acting" in this movie; the actors are too good for that. |
| United Press InternationalCathy BurkeIronweed makes the sadness seem isolated and dangerous and unreal; it only exists where the bums live, it doesn't reach into the lives of good families. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatHector Babenco puts the accent on the story's spiritual dimensions in this screen translation of William Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. |
| Chicago TribuneDave KehrWatching "Ironweed" is like having a large, metal object lodged in your brain for 2 1/2 hours. It hurts. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewAt last, a real part for Nicholson to sink his teeth into. |
| User ReviewMichael SA epic yet poetic story of love and loss with heartbreaking performances from Nicholson and Street + fine supporting cast especially Caroll Baker of Baby Doll. Sensitive direction, beautiful score. |
| User ReviewBrian GAMAZING MOVIE! It was so good and so sad! |
| User ReviewKato HThis is a sad portrait of regret, self-delusion, and the places that dreams go to die. The scene where Tom Waits offhandedly announces that he's got 'the cancer' is so weirdly heartbreaking. For people in circumstances like this, death is a pretty decent proposition. I love how Nicholas interacts with the ghosts of his past. |
