Home / Barfly

Barfly

Year:

1987

Duration:

100 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Barbet Schroeder

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1987-10-16

Filming Locations: Bryson Hotel - 2701 Wilshire Boulevard, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $3,000,000

Opening Weekend: $45,900 (USA) (18 October 1987)

Gross: $3,221,568 (USA)SEK 1,361,141 (Sweden)

Cast

Actor

Character

Alice Krige

Barfly

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Mickey Rourke

Henry Chinaski

Faye Dunaway

Wanda Wilcox

Jack Nance

Detective

J.C. Quinn

Jim

Frank Stallone

Eddie

Sandy Martin

Janice

Roberta Bassin

Lilly

Gloria LeRoy

Grandma Moses

Joe Unger

Ben

Harry Cohn

Rick

Joe Rice

Old Man in Bar

Julie 'Sunny' Pearson

Hooker in Bar

Donald L. Norden

Man in Alley

Wil Albert

Carl

Hal Shafer

Mike

Zeke Manners

Roger (as Zeek Manners)

Pearl Shear

Helen

Rik Colitti

Jack, The Window Washer

Michael Collins

Elbow Inn Bartender

Ronald G. Joseph

Liquor Store Clerk (as Ron Joseph)

Damon Hines

Black Kid

Lahmard J. Tate

Black Kid

Gary Carlos Cervantes

Cop (as Carlos Cervantes)

Peter Conti

Cop

Vance Colvig Jr.

Alcoholic Man (as Vance Colvig)

Stacey Pickren

Lady Manager

Leonard Termo

Harry

Gary Cox

Lenny

Fritz Feld

Bum

Albert Henderson

Louie

Sandy Rose

Louie's Woman

Madalyn Carol

Young Girl Hooker

George Marshall Ruge

Loverbird Man

Debby Lynn Ross

Loverbird Woman (as Debbie Lynn Ross)

Charles Bukowski

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The film was shot using authentic locations around Los Angeles. All the shots in the bar, the exteriors, and the apartments featured throughout the film.

Share this

There is no original score for this film. The film's soundtrack was mostly based on original source music specially selected by Associate Producer/Music Supervisor Jack Baran, with the exception of a few classical pieces selected by Mickey Rourke.

Share this

Mickey Rourke's voice characterization is an approximation of Charles Bukowski's own voice.

Share this

Goofs

Henry calls an ambulance and gives address of apartment building as 334, while in scene earlier that day building is clearly marked 360.

Share this

When Henry gets out of bed, Tully has terrible bedhead as their conversation starts. When it cuts back to her a second later, her hair has been neatly brushed.

Share this

Quotes

Henry: It's hatred. It's the only thing that lasts.

Share this

Henry: Nobody who ever wrote anything worth a damn could ever write in peace... Jesus.

Share this

Henry: You know, in the guest house, you could write in peace.

Share this