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
Mickey Rourke
Henry Chinaski
Faye Dunaway
Wanda Wilcox
Alice Krige
Tully Sorenson
Jack Nance
Detective
J.C. Quinn
Jim
Frank Stallone Jr.
Eddie
Sandy Martin
Janice
Roberta Bassin
Lilly
Gloria LeRoy
Grandma Moses
Joe Unger
Ben
Harry Cohn
Rick
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Joe
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
Pearl Shear
Helen
Rik Colitti
Jack, The Window Washer
Michael Collins
"Elbow Inn" Bartender
Ronald G. Joseph
Liquor Store Clerk
Damon Hines
Black Kid
Lahmard J. Tate
Black Kid
Gary Carlos Cervantes
Cop
Peter Conti
Cop
Vance Colvig
Alcoholic Man
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
Debbie Lynn Ross
Loverbird Woman
Charles Bukowski
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Crew
Barbet Schroeder
Director, Producer
Charles Bukowski
Screenplay
Éva Gárdos
Editor
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Yoram Globus
Executive Producer
Menahem Golan
Executive Producer
Francis Ford Coppola
Executive Producer, Presenter
Fred Roos
Producer
Tom Luddy
Producer
Jack Baran
Associate Producer, Original Music Composer
Bob Ziembicki
Production Design
Chris Lombardi
First Assistant Camera
Rob Sweeney
Second Assistant Camera
Bill Bumby
Dolly Grip
Peter Jensen
Steadicam Operator
Robert MacDonald
Casting
Pat Orseth
Casting
Nancy Lara-Hansch
Casting
Milena Canonero
Costume Design
Hamilton Sterling
Sound Effects Editor
Petur Hliddal
Sound Mixer
Douglas Axtell
Boom Operator
Lisa Dean
Set Decoration
Frank Viviano
Construction Coordinator
Denise de Casabianca
Editorial Consultant
Jim Grce
Electrician
Peter Pearce
Electrician
Gary H. Swink
Best Boy Electrician
Debbie Lynn Ross
Stunts
Buddy Van Horn
Stunts
George Marshall Ruge
Stunts
Diane Peterson
Stunts
Steven Lambert
Stunts
Diane Hetfield
Stunts
Steve Kelso
Stunts
Michael Adams
Stunts
Webster Whinery
Stunt Coordinator
Mike Hodges
Best Boy Grip
Paul Ferrara
Key Grip
David Sireika Jr.
Grip
Frieder Hocheim
Gaffer
Rony Yacov
Executive In Charge Of Production
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