Mickey Rourke shines in this offbeat comedy about a dropout drunk poet. A bit too over the top in some scenes but an ultimately satisfying and funny film. Faye Dunaway's performance stands out as well.
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Barfly
1987 EN 100 min
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.
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Release date
02/09/1987
Votes
390
Popularity
2.5
Mickey Rourke
Henry Chinaski
Faye Dunaway
Wanda Wilcox
Alice Krige
Tully Sorenson
Jack Nance
Detective
J.C. Quinn
Jim
Frank Stallone Jr.
Eddie
Sandy Martin
Janice
Roberta Bassin
Lilly
Gloria LeRoy
Grandma Moses
Joe Unger
Ben
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Harry Cohn
Rick
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Joe
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Joe Rice
Old Man in Bar
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Julie 'Sunny' Pearson
Hooker in Bar
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Donald L. Norden
Man in Alley
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Wil Albert
Carl
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Hal Shafer
Mike
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Zeke Manners
Roger
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Pearl Shear
Helen
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Rik Colitti
Jack, The Window Washer
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Michael Collins
"Elbow Inn" Bartender
Ronald G. Joseph
Liquor Store Clerk
Damon Hines
Black Kid
Lahmard J. Tate
Black Kid
Gary Carlos Cervantes
Cop
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Peter Conti
Cop
Vance Colvig Jr.
Alcoholic Man
Stacey Pickren
Lady Manager
Leonard Termo
Harry
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Gary Cox
Lenny
Fritz Feld
Bum
Albert Henderson
Louie
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Sandy Rose
Louie's Woman
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Madalyn Carol
Young Girl Hooker
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George Marshall Ruge
Loverbird Man
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Debbie Lynn Ross
Loverbird Woman
Charles Bukowski
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Original Soundtrack
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Scorched
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I
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Prometey
Wonderland