| Uniform Title |
Ironweed (Motion picture : 1987) |
| Title |
Ironweed. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Shock Entertainment, ©2020. |
| ©2003 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (142 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Shock Entertainment : KAL5083. |
| Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. |
| Based on the novel by William Kennedy. |
| Credits |
Screenplay by William Kennedy ; directed by Hector Babenco. |
| Performers |
Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne. |
| Summary |
Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep star as homeless residents of Albany in 1936. Part of an ensemble cast, they take us into their past through memory and hallucination while we're shown the underbelly of part of American history. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; aspect ratio 16:9. |
| Language note |
English. No subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: LAFCA Award 1987, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson) ; New York Film Critics Circle Awards: NYFCC Award 1987, Best Actor (Jack Nicholson). |
| Subjects |
Kennedy, William, -- 1928- Film adaptations |
| Homeless persons -- New York (State) Albany -- Drama |
| Death -- New York (State) Albany -- Drama |
| Singers -- New York (State) Albany -- Drama |
| Gravediggers -- New York (State) Albany -- Drama |
| Husbands -- New York (State) Albany -- Drama |
| Families -- New York (State) Albany -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Albany (N.Y.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Historical films |
| Melodramas (Motion pictures) |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Babenco, Hector director. |
| Kennedy, William, 1928- screenwriter. |
| Nicholson, Jack actor. |
| Streep, Meryl actor. |
| Baker, Carroll, 1931- actor. |
| O'Keefe, Michael, 1955- actor. |
| Venora, Diane actor. |
| Gwynne, Fred actor. |
| Kennedy, William, 1928-. Ironweed Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Babenco, Hector .
- Baker, Carroll, 1931- .
- Gwynne, Fred .
- Kennedy, William, 1928- .
- Kennedy, William, 1928-. Ironweed .
- Nicholson, Jack .
- O'Keefe, Michael, 1955- .
- Streep, Meryl .
- Venora, Diane .
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