IronweedMark | imdb: 6.7 |
Genre | drama |
Year | 1987 |
Country | USA |
Premiere | |
Budget | $27 000 000 |
Box | in world | $7 393 346 | USA | $7 393 346 | In other countries | $0 |
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Duration | 02:23 |
Storyline
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.