Barfly
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.
6.9(390) 1987-09-02 100 minComedyDramaRomance
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.
ScreenplayCharles Bukowski
ProducerBarbet Schroeder
ProducerFred Roos
DirectorBarbet Schroeder
ProducerTom Luddy
Original Music ComposerJack Baran
Cast & characters
Mickey Rourke
as Henry Chinaski
Faye Dunaway
as Wanda Wilcox
Alice Krige
as Tully Sorenson
Jack Nance
as Detective
J.C. Quinn
as Jim
Frank Stallone Jr.
as Eddie
Sandy Martin
as Janice
Roberta Bassin
as Lilly
Gloria LeRoy
as Grandma Moses
Joe Unger
as Ben
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Harry Cohn
as Rick
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Joe
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Joe Rice
as Old Man in Bar
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Julie 'Sunny' Pearson
as Hooker in Bar
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Donald L. Norden
as Man in Alley
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Wil Albert
as Carl
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Hal Shafer
as Mike
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Zeke Manners
as Roger
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Pearl Shear
as Helen
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Rik Colitti
as Jack, The Window Washer
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Michael Collins
as "Elbow Inn" Bartender
Ronald G. Joseph
as Liquor Store Clerk
Damon Hines
as Black Kid
Lahmard J. Tate
as Black Kid
