DVD
Ironweed
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Languages
In English, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne.
Publication Information
Santa Monica, CA : Distributed by Lions Gate Films, [2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 143 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
It's winter, 1938 in Albany, New York. The soup kitchens and flophouses are overflowing with homeless street people seeking food and refuge from the unforgiving cold. Francis Phelan wanders the streets, back in his hometown after 22 years, an aimless vagabond ready to confront the family he abandoned long ago. While sharing his whiskey with longtime "pal" Helen, Francis reveals the dark secrets of his past, the painful memories from which he once tried to escape-- but now must reconcile.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel by William Kennedy.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
MPAA rating: R.
Special feature: photo gallery.