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Ironweed
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R,2hrs 15min
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1987
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Lionsgate
Synopsis: Based on the William Kennedy novel of the same name Ironweed is set in the waning years of the Depression. Jack Nicholson plays Francis Phelan, a washed-up ballplayer (a onetime infielder for the Washington Senators) who deserted his family back in the 1910s when he accidentally killed his infant son by dropping him. Since that time, Phelan has been a shabby barfly, living from drink to drink; he spends his days palling around with Rudy (Tom Waits), with whom he works a motley series of jobs in exchange ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Francis Phelan
Helen Archer
Annie Phelan
Billy Phelan
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