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Downtrodden writer Henry and distressed goddess Wanda aren't exactly husband and wife: they're wedded to their bar stools. But, they like each other's company—and Barfly captures their giddy, gin-soaked attempts to make a go of life on the skids.
Theatrical
Oct 16, 1987
Box Office
$3.2M
Budget
$3.0M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 3, 2002
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Golan-Globus Productions, The Cannon Group, American Zoetrope
Quotes
See all →The Struggle of Writing in Peace
Tully
You know, in the guest house, you could write in peace.
Henry
Hey, Tully baby, nobody who could write worth a damn could ever write in peace...Jesus.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Limits of Short-Term Relationships
Henry
Some guys really know how to get the women.
Jim
Now, you don't know how?
Henry
Hey, I can get one for ten minutes. That's my limit.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Mickey Rourke
Henry Chinaski
F
Faye Dunaway
Wanda Wilcox
A
Alice Krige
Tully Sorenson
J
Jack Nance
Detective
J
J.C. Quinn
Jim
F
Frank Stallone Jr.
Eddie
S
Sandy Martin
Janice
R
Roberta Bassin
Lilly
G
Gloria LeRoy
Grandma Moses
J
Joe Unger
Ben
H
Harry Cohn
Rick
P
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Joe
W
Wil Albert
Carl
H
Hal Shafer
Mike
Z
Zeke Manners
Roger
P
Pearl Shear
Helen
R
Rik Colitti
Jack, The Window Washer
M
Michael Collins
"Elbow Inn" Bartender
R
Ronald G. Joseph
Liquor Store Clerk
D
Damon Hines
Black Kid
