Barfly

• 6.9 Comedy
• 1987-09-02
• 100 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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)

Director:

Barbet Schroeder

Writer:

Charles Bukowski