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Apr 5, 2018 · In one particularly bleak sequence, Helen is escorted to sleep at night in a rundown truck with two other men, who demand sexual favors as recompense. What follows is cinema’s most somber handjob, the residue of which Helen washes off in the holy water of a local church.
Feb 12, 1988 · Ironweed: Directed by Hector Babenco. With Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe. An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
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- Hector Babenco
- 1988-02-12
Nicholson plays a man haunted by guilt from his past. He dropped and killed his baby son years ago and has never forgiven himself. He left home soon after and dropped like a stone until he hit the gutters of Albany, his hometown, where he still lives.
Ironweed is a 1987 American drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. Adapted to the screen by William Kennedy from his similarly named Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, Ironweed stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, with Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Nathan Lane, and Tom Waits in supporting roles.
In Depression-era Albany, N.Y., erstwhile baseball star Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) has become an alcoholic vagabond after guilt over accidentally killing his infant son led him to desert his...
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- Hector Babenco
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- Jack Nicholson
Ironweed – Film Scene 01 http://www.simplystreep.com/videos-old/data/career/film1987ironweed01.mp4 Helen (Meryl Streep) sings "He's me Pal" while being at a bar with her companions.
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An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
