Hard times and Good times. Francis and Helen.
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
Dramaforgivenessloyaltyhomelessnessdrifteraccidental deathalcoholicestranged fatherhaunted by the pastdrunkennessghosts of the pasthobo1930s
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Earnest, grave, contemplative and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Jack NicholsonFrancis Phelan
- Meryl StreepHelen Archer
- Carroll BakerAnnie Phelan
- Michael O'KeefeBilly
- Diane VenoraPeg
- Fred GwynneOscar Reo
- Margaret WhittonKatrina
- Tom WaitsRudy
- Jake DengelPee Wee
- Nathan LaneHarold Allen
Crew
- Héctor BabencoDirector
- William KennedyScreenplay
- William KennedyNovel
- Lauro EscorelDirector of Photography
- John MorrisOriginal Music Composer
- Anne GoursaudEditor
- Keith BarishProducer
- Marcia NasatirProducer
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