---
title: 'Ironweed (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Héctor Babenco'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 137
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ironweed-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093277/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ironweed (1987)

1987 · 137 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Ironweed is a 1987 American tragedy film directed by Héctor Babenco. Adapted to the screen by William Kennedy from his similarly named Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, Ironweed stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, with Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Nathan Lane, and Tom Waits in supporting roles. The story concerns the relationship of a homeless couple—Francis, an alcoholic, and Helen, a terminally ill woman—during the years following the Great Depression. Major portions of the film were shot on location in Albany, New York. The film received mixed reviews and was a box-office bomb, but Nicholson and Streep received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, for their performances.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Héctor Babenco](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-babenco)
- **Screenplay:** [William Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-kennedy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-morris)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lauro Escorel](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauro-escorel)
- **Editor:** [Anne Goursaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-goursaud)

## Cast

- [Bethel Leslie](https://cinepixo.com/people/bethel-leslie)
- [James Gammon](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-gammon)
- [Frank Whaley](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-whaley)
- [Diane Venora](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-venora)
- [Carroll Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/carroll-baker)
- [Joe Grifasi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-grifasi)
- [Jake Dengel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-dengel)
- [Tom Waits](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-waits)
- [Jack Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-nicholson)
- [Fred Gwynne](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-gwynne)
- [Laura Esterman](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-esterman)
- [Michael O'Keefe](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-o-keefe)
- [Nathan Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/nathan-lane)
- [Ted Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-levine)
- [Margaret Whitton](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-whitton)

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