Barfly
Comedy, Drama
Warner Bros.  (1984) 99 mins R

7.0 (4,511 votes)
Downtrodden writer Henry (Mickey Rourke) and distressed goddess Wanda (Faye Dunaway) aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But they like each other's company- and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.

American original and poet/novelist extraordinaire Charles Bukowski drew upon his own life to script this story that tickles and jabs the social underbelly of booze, bars and brave madness… and eventually forces Henry to choose between life as a literary lion or freewheeling alley cat. Barbet Schroeder (Murder by Numbers, Reversal of Fortune) directs this "classic one of a kind comedy" (Vincent Canby, The New York Times)....

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Cast and Crew
Mickey Rourke  ......  Henry Chinaski
Faye Dunaway  ......  Wanda Wilcox
Frank Stallone  ......  Eddie
Alice Krige  ......  Tully Sorenson
J.C. Quinn  ......  Jim
Jack Nance  ......  Detective
Director  .....  Barbet Schroeder
Producer  .....  Barbet Schroeder; Fred Roos; Jack Baran; Yoram Globus; Tom Luddy
Writer  .....  Bukowski, Charles; Charles Bukowski
Notes
Trivia:
There is no original score for this film. The film's soundtrack was mostly based on original source music specially selected by Associate Producer/Music Supervisor Jack Baran, with the exception of a few classical pieces selected by Mickey Rourke. (more)

Filming Locations:
Bryson Hotel - 2701 Wilshire Boulevard, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Eddie: I'd hate to be you if I were me. (more)

Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations (more)