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- 1988
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 23 m
- 1988
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 23 m
Summary An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his home town of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Directed By: Hector Babenco
Written By: William Kennedy
- 1988
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 23 m
- 1988
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 2 h 23 m
Ironweed
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Summary An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his home town of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Directed By: Hector Babenco
Written By: William Kennedy
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
38% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
56
50% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
38% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
13% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Ironweed is more than a chance to watch two multimillion-dollar actors play bums. Each character has a particular story; each is given a dignity that seems honest in the context of a worldwide Depression in the late '30s, and at no time are we certain what the future holds in store for either character. [12 Feb 1988, p.A]
The movie generates little suspense and no relief. And yet it is worth seeing as a chamber piece, an exercise in which two great actors expand their range and work together in great sympathy. Both Nicholson and Streep have moments as good as anything they have done.
Good performances, but If you're looking for an uplifting tale of hope against despair, look elsewhere.
Despite its nearly two-and-a-half-hour running time, its superstar cast and its $23 million budget, Mr. Babenco's Ironweed is skeletal, a mere outline of Mr. Kennedy's far more resonant book.
Ironweed, the new film by Hector Babenco starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, comes about as close to being an unmitigated waste of talent as any movie in recent memory.
For a few flickering moments, we care a bit about the people, but then it's gone. There's little plot, and the picture is far too long and fraught with allegory. Director Hector Babenco's sense of style is evident, but a sharper editing eye would have helped.
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Production Company
Home Box Office (HBO),
Keith Barish Productions,
TAFT Entertainment Pictures
Release Date Feb 12, 1988
Duration 2 h 23 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Hard times and good times. Francis and Helen.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
