IRONWEED (1987) (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive Trailer

Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by William Kennedy and directed by the late Argentinian director Héctor Babenco (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN), IRONWEED features Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep (both Academy Award nominated for their roles) as two lost souls who come together during the Great Depression.

In Depression-era Albany, N.Y., Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) has become an alcoholic vagabond after guilt over accidentally killing his infant son led him to desert his family. Over the course of several days, he ambles from gritty job to dirty bar to makeshift sleeping quarters. By chance, he encounters fellow itinerant drinker and his sometime lover, Helen Archer (Meryl Streep). Together, they wax nostalgic about their haunted pasts.

Eureka Classics is proud to present one of the most acclaimed dramas of the 1980s in its UK debut on Blu-ray and DVD.

[paleo]

I watched this movie when I was in high school, about 1993-4 for a project. It changed the way I looked at the United States for ever. It wasn't just about the scenarios depicted but it was reality for much of the country. Occasionally I peruse through my maternal and paternal trees and realize just how tough life was then and still is now for some folks. Great story.

[positivelastaction]

I love this film, I work with mentally ill and Jack Nicholson's performance in this film is extraordinary. There is a dreamlike quality about this film, it's really special.

[stellaogilvie]

Why isn't anyone watching this jack Nicholson movie? One of his best!

[tonymarshall]

I have only ever seen the poster for this film and had no idea it was this beautiful. From this trailer i know I'll love this film

[pamgrimm]

I saw this movie in the theater when it was new. I remember is the best explanation in a movie I’ve seen for alcoholism. I believe I will stream it and watch it again. Excellent! Guilt is a real killer

[timka]

What a great movie! Highly recommended !

[cristianhcm]

Watched it last night. Loved it. Great acting performances !!

[danstrayer]

Albany, 1938 is where this is set. I was born there 16 years later, no wonder I'm depressed.

[michaelnelson]

Nobody before or since can transform into a character better than Meryl Streep

[leonidareyes]

I read the novel but haven't watched the movie. With Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep as the main actors, there is no doubt that both gave justice to the characters.

[georgemartin]

Very sad movie, hard to watch at certain times. Tom waits was great in it. Sadly, trauma and alcoholism go hand in hand.

[andreluischavescamaraocama]

Ironweed, dirigido pelo cineasta brasileiro Hector Babenco, tem como protagonistas Jack Nicholson e Merryl Streep, num drama sobre alcoólatras em busca de redenção. Apesar de sua roupagem um tanto "novela mexicana", o filme prende a atenção do espectador devido o talento de seus protagonistas. Como disse um crítico de cinema brasileiro "Após assistir "Requiem para um Sonho", se um indivíduo ainda fumar um baseado, é porque não tem mais jeito... Semelhante a "Ironweed"... Após assistir tal filme, um copo de cerveja, cai muito mal". No mais, um bom filme, recomendo "Ironweed".

[JohnnyArtPavlou]

Is is lighting? This looks like a play...an overstuffed costume drama. The walls are in costume. I'm sure the performances are great. I would have to work through the the artificiality of it.