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Barfly

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
21K
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Barfly (1987)
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ComedyDramaRomance

Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

  • Director
    • Barbet Schroeder
  • Writer
    • Charles Bukowski
  • Stars
    • Mickey Rourke
    • Faye Dunaway
    • Alice Krige
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Writer
      • Charles Bukowski
    • Stars
      • Mickey Rourke
      • Faye Dunaway
      • Alice Krige
    • 106User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway in Barfly (1987)
    Faye Dunaway and Charles Bukowski in Barfly (1987)
    Mickey Rourke and J.C. Quinn in Barfly (1987)
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    Mickey Rourke
    Mickey Rourke
    • Henry
    Faye Dunaway
    Faye Dunaway
    • Wanda Wilcox
    Alice Krige
    Alice Krige
    • Tully
    Jack Nance
    Jack Nance
    • Detective
    J.C. Quinn
    J.C. Quinn
    • Jim
    Frank Stallone
    Frank Stallone
    • Eddie
    Sandy Martin
    Sandy Martin
    • Janice
    Roberta Bassin
    Roberta Bassin
    • Lilly
    Gloria LeRoy
    Gloria LeRoy
    • Grandma Moses
    • (as Gloria Leroy)
    Joe Unger
    Joe Unger
    • Ben
    Harry Cohn
    • Rick
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    Pruitt Taylor Vince
    • Joe
    Joe Rice
    • Old Man in Bar
    Julie 'Sunny' Pearson
    • Hooker in Bar
    Donald L. Norden
    • Man in Alley
    Wil Albert
    • Carl
    Hal Shafer
    • Mike
    Zeke Manners
    • Roger
    • (as Zeek Manners)
    • Director
      • Barbet Schroeder
    • Writer
      • Charles Bukowski
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The apartment building where Wanda's apartment was located was an actual building where Charles Bukowski and his lover Jane Baker Cooley, the real-life counterparts to Henry and Wanda, had lived. No one knew this until Bukowski, who was watching the filming, remembered.
    • Goofs
      When Henry and Wanda, two career alcoholics, meet at the Kenmore, he exclaims after their scotch and waters that he has no money left. But when they go, he leaves behind his half-finished bottle of Miller High Life on the bar. Alcoholics do this all the time.
    • Quotes

      Wanda Wilcox: I can't stand people, I hate them.

      Henry: Oh yeah?

      Wanda Wilcox: Do you hate them?

      Henry: No, but I seem to feel better when they're not around.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Suspect/Killing Time/Barfly/Weeds/Hope and Glory (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Hip Hug-Her
      By Steve Cropper, Booker T. Jones, Al Jackson Jr. and Donald Dunn

      Published by Irving Music, Inc. (DMI)

      Performed by Booker T. & the M.G.s

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews106

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    drunks on drunks
    truly a masterpiece. barfly is like reading a charles bukowski book, only you're seeing it as well. definitely a scotch and water evening, alone in nothing but a t-shirt and boxers. bukowski wrote it. the director misses all marks with everything else ever done, but this is a film to be cherished.

    drunks and more drunks. chances of stardom thwarted for a quick drink and some tail. was it really a comeback for faye? rourke nails the character of chinaski. i love bukowski. he even wrote a book about the making of this flick called hollywood. definitely worth checking out.

    many great actors have small scenes in this. pruit taylor vince, & the detective from drugstore cowboy (forgive me but i've been deep into the hooch for the past few hours and i can't for the life of me remember his name). also, bukowski has a cameo as a drunkard in the neighbor bar. genious dialouge. laughing and feeling sad all at the same time. this is not a film to be missed. especially on a tuesday evening after your girl leaves you for a man more charming and manly, and who knows a lot about baseball.

    over and out.
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    • justinpierre
    • Feb 6, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 16, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Завсідник бару
    • Filming locations
      • Bryson Apartments, 2701 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA(Interiors and exterios. As Wanda Wilcox's apartment.)
    • Production companies
      • Golan-Globus Productions
      • Zoetrope Studios
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,221,568
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $45,900
      • Oct 18, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,221,568
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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