Barfly

6.848

100 minutes

9/2/1987

Overview

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.

Cast List

Mickey Rourke
as Henry Chinaski
Faye Dunaway
as Wanda Wilcox
Alice Krige
as Tully Sorenson
Jack Nance
as Detective
J.C. Quinn
as Jim
Frank Stallone Jr.
as Eddie
Sandy Martin
as Janice
Roberta Bassin
as Lilly
Gloria LeRoy
as Grandma Moses
Joe Unger
as Ben
Harry Cohn
as Rick
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Joe
Joe Rice
as Old Man in Bar
Julie 'Sunny' Pearson
as Hooker in Bar
Donald L. Norden
as Man in Alley
Wil Albert
as Carl
Hal Shafer
as Mike
Zeke Manners
as Roger
Pearl Shear
as Helen
Rik Colitti
as Jack, The Window Washer
Michael Collins
as "Elbow Inn" Bartender
Ronald G. Joseph
as Liquor Store Clerk
Damon Hines
as Black Kid
Lahmard J. Tate
as Black Kid
Gary Carlos Cervantes
as Cop
Peter Conti
as Cop
Vance Colvig
as Alcoholic Man
Stacey Pickren
as Lady Manager
Leonard Termo
as Harry
Gary Cox
as Lenny
Fritz Feld
as Bum
Albert Henderson
as Louie
Sandy Rose
as Louie's Woman
Madalyn Carol
as Young Girl Hooker
George Marshall Ruge
as Loverbird Man
Debbie Lynn Ross
as Loverbird Woman
Charles Bukowski
as Bar Patron (uncredited)