Ironweed

Ironweed

Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped; visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. That night, out drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, the film explores their code of fairness and loyalty.

Cast for Ironweed...

Jack Nicholson
Francis Phelan
Meryl Streep
Helen Archer
Carroll Baker
Annie Phelan
Fred Gwynne
Oscar Reo
Nathan Lane
Harold Allen
James Gammon
Reverend Chester
Laura Esterman
Rowdy Dick
Hy Anzell
Rosskam
Bethel Leslie
Librarian
Louise Phillips
Flower Girl
Marjorie Slocum
Elderly Woman
Lena Spencer
Slatternly Woman
Lola Pashalinski
Fat Woman with Turkey
Jared Swartout
Guard Captain
Ted Levine
Pocono Pete
Martin Patterson
Foxy Phil Tooker
Terry O'Reilly
Aldo Campione
Michael O'Gorman
Strike Leader
Frank Whaley
Young Francis
Jordan Valdina
Youth at Strike
Cori Irwin
Young Girl
James Yoham
Bald Man
Jeff Morris
Michigan Mac