IRONWEED (1987)

HECTOR BABENCO

Alcohol Drama Recommended

Cast

MERYL STREEP JACK NICHOLSON TOM WAITS MICHAEL O'KEEFE FRED GWYNNE CARROLL BAKER

Plot

Nicholson and Streep were both nominated for Oscars for their powerful performances in this tale of life at the bottom. Nicholson plays an alcoholic bum returning home after years going walkabout, and via his hallucinations, the film depicts his guilt ridden existential angst.