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Ironweed
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301007887
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6301007883
Label: Vestron Video
Languages: English (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Vestron Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vestron Video
Release Date: September 28, 1994
Studio: Vestron Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1988-02
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Rating:  - Fantastic American Film
Like a cinematic Hopper painting, this film stays with you even when you are not looking at it. It is a perfect example of how American film can have substance and not insult you by giving you all the information and all the answers.
The film tells the story of a short period of time in the life of a "bum", played by Jack Nicholson. He has been adrift ever since two decades earlier he accidently killed his 13 day old son. He seems to go from place to place on the rails, with no ... Read More
Rating: - A breathtaking film
This is a great movie. The period in history is sad and some of its characters came to very sad endings. Nicholson and Streep are fantastic; one of Nicholson's best characters. Waits is extremely good even though he is not a main character. I don't have enough thumbs to devote to an 'up' signal for this film. It is a mystery that it has not been released to DVD in the U.S.; interesting and entertaining.
Rating:  - Gimme A Break....
....Could Hardly Wait For The Credits. I don't usually write movie reviews, but people gotta be warned here. I saw this ages ago, and it left just a vague impression. Decided to order it and view again, as Nicholson is one of my favorites. I could not sympathize with any of the characters in this movie. The actors and actresses never seemed to drop into their roles at all. The sets and backdrops were just too phony and ordinary, and the themes and places portrayed should have come across much ... Read More
Rating: - Perfect screen adaption of a classic book
I saw this movie on cable many years ago and did not get it.
Fast foward to about ten years later and I discovered William Kennedys "Albany Trio" at the library. When I finally got to the last of the trio tales I read "Ironweed" in one day and then went out and rented the vhs version at my local video store. Jack Nicholson does an outstanding job in his role as "Francis Phelan" a man haunted by the ghosts from his past.
Tom Waits as "Rudy the kraut" was my favorite character. Meryl Streep ... Read More
Rating: - More than Nicholson and Streep
Aside from Nicholson's and Streep's very good performances there is also an excellent cameo from Fred Gwynne where he sings in his deep smooth voice. I found it surprising that he sang so well. The rag man's part was some of the only humor in the movie. When he is yelling "rags" it seems he really has some to sell. I got the feeling of the Depression in the '30's. It's one of those sleeper classics that needs to be seen by a new generation.
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