Ironweed (1987)
| Release Date | 18 December 1987 |
| Budget | $27,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $7,000,000 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Albany, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Urban Drama, Period Film, Addiction Drama |
| Mood | In a Minor Key |
| Themes | Down on Their Luck, Alcoholism |
| Tones | Compassionate, Bleak, Melancholy, Understated, Downbeat |
| Tags | Accidental Death, Alcoholism, Baseball, Drunk, Guilt |
Ironweed is a 1987 film directed by Argentine-born Brazilian Héctor Babenco.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Jake Dengel
Pee Wee
Will Zahrn
Rowdy Dick
Laura Esterman
Nora Lawlor
Joe Grifasi
Jack
Hy Anzell
Rosskam
Richard Hamilton
Donovan
Black-Eyed Susan
Clara
Louise Phillips
Flower Girl
Marjorie Slocum
Elderly Woman
Lena Spencer
Slatternly Woman
Lola Pashalinski
Fat Woman with Turkey
Paul A. DiCocco Jr.
Bus Driver
Priscilla Smith
Sandra
James Dukas
Finny
Jared Swartout
Guard Captain
Martin Patterson
Foxy Phil Tooker
Terry O'Reilly
Aldo Campione
Michael O'Gorman
Strike Leader
Jordan Valdina
Youth at Strike
Louis St. Louis
Piano Man
John Wright
Goblin
Robin Wood-Chappelle
Goblin
Nicole Weden
Goblin
Peter Pryor
Goblin
Duane Scholz
Goblin
Matt McGrath
Goblin
Lois Barden Stilley
Mrs. Dillon
Cori Irwin
Young Girl
Pamela Payton-Wright
Mother
Phyllis Gottung
Old Woman
James Yoham
Bald Man
Ean Egas
Danny Phelan
Nebraska Brace
Andy
Jeff Morris
Michigan Mac
George Rafferty
Raider
Robert Manion
Raider
Pat Devane
Nurse
Paulie DiCocco III
Homeless boy on street
John Farnan
Strike Leader's Right Hand Man
Sky McDougall
Businessman
Michael Trout
Hooverville resident
Director
Producer
William Kennedy
screenplay, novel
Keith Barish
producer
Denis Blouin
executive producer
C.O. Erickson
co-producer
Sean H. Ferrer
associate producer: prep only
Joseph H. Kanter
executive producer
Gene Kirkwood
co-producer
Marcia Nasatir
producer
Original Music
John Morris
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Cinematographer
Lauro Escorel
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Editor
Anne Goursaud
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Casting Director
Production Designer
Art Director
Robert Guerra
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Set Decorator
Leslie A. Pope
Costume Designer
Joseph G. Aulisi
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Makeup Department
Milton Buras
hair stylist: Mr. Nicholson
Victor DeNicola
hair stylist
David Forrest
makeup supervisor
J. Roy Helland
makeup artist: Ms. Streep, hair stylist: Ms. Streep
Dorothy J. Pearl
makeup artist: Mr. Nicholson
Marie-Ange Ripka
key hair stylist
Toni Trimble
makeup artist
Production Manager
Myron Adams
unit production manager
Nick Anderson
post-production supervisor
C.O. Erickson
unit production manager
Sue Bea Montgomery
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah M. Brim
second second assistant director
Robert Roda
second assistant director
Albert M. Shapiro
first assistant director
Art Department
Tommy Allen
property master
Jeff Balsmeyer
storyboard artist
Joan Brockschmidt
greensperson
Thomas E. Brown
paint foreman
Teresa Carriker-Thayer
assistant art director
Anthony Dunne
installation foreman
Richard Galante
installation foreman
Nancy Gilmore
set dresser
Susie Goulder
set dresser
Bruce Lee Gross
head set dresser
Sandy Hamilton
assistant property master
Betsy Klompus
second set dresser
George Kouzoujian
installation foreman
Beth Kuhn
assistant art director
Leigh Kyle
set dresser
Ben Massi
master set painter
Octavio Molina
set dresser
Ken Nelson
shop foreman
Jonathan O'Connell
master set painter
Elaine O'Donnell
second set decorator
Joseph Petruccio Sr.
construction coordinator
Enno Poersch
assistant art director
John Root
signwriter supervisor
Clare Scarpulla
assistant art director
Berta Segall
assistant to production designer
Denis Zack
set dresser
David H. Allen
picture car coordinator
Mark Harrington
on-set prop assistant
Eric Matheson
carpenter
Sound Department
Barbara Barnaby
dialogue editor
Kevin B. Barron
assistant sound editor
Mark Boisseau
assistant sound editor
Virginia Cook-McGowan
dialogue editor
Tommy Dorsett
apprentice sound editor
Juno J. Ellis
adr editor
Julia Evershade
sound effects editor
John P. Fasal
sound effects recordist
Linda Folk
foley editor
Sukey Fontelieu
sound effects editor
Kimberly Harris
sound effects editor
Ellen Heuer
foley artist
Robert J. Litt
sound re-recording mixer
Danny Michael
sound recordist
Greg Orloff
foley mixer
Jayme S. Parker
dialogue editor
Steve Purvis
adr editor
Brenda Ray
boom operator
John Roesch
foley artist
Victoria Rose Sampson
supervising sound editor
Solange S. Schwalbe
foley supervisor
B. Tennyson Sebastian II
sound re-recording mixer
Elliot Tyson
sound re-recording mixer
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist
Special Effects
William D. Harrison
special effects assistant
Steven Kirshoff
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Paul Boyington
visual effects supervisor
Stunts
Alan Gibbs
stunt coordinator
Andy Gill
stunts
Rick Avery
stunts
Richard Epper
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Blum
dolly grip
Jim Crispi
camera operator: second unit
Claudio Edinger
still photographer
Pamela Katz
second assistant camera
Richard C. Kerekes
dolly grip
Michael Leonard
assistant Steadicam operator
Mitchell Andrew Lillian
key grip
Constantine Makris
camera operator
Larry McConkey
Steadicam operator
Edward J. Pei
camera operator: second unit
Carl Peterson
best boy grip
Toby Phillips
Steadicam operator
Rick Raphael
Steadicam operator
Michael Slovis
gaffer
Jeffery J. Tufano
additional first assistant camera
Joel Warren
still photographer
Paul Weller
vtr operator
Zachary Winestine
first assistant camera
James Donahue
electrician
Casting Department
Aleta Chappelle
location casting
Lisa Parks
location casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elin Bjorkman
wardrobe supervisor
Alba Censoplano
costumer: Ms. Streep
Barbara Hause
wardrobe supervisor
Barbara Matera
costumes executed by
Eric H. Sandberg
costumer: men
Heidi Shulman
wardrobe assistant
Miki Stedile
wardrobe assistant
Lloyd K. Waiwaiole
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Craig Conwell
first assistant film editor
Bob Noland
negative timer
Jimmy Sandoval
assistant film editor
Lisa Trachtenberg
post-production coordinator
Lisa M. Varney
apprentice film editor
Music Department
Toby Fitch
music researcher
Gary Leib
music researcher
Eugene Marks
music editor
Armin Steiner
music scoring mixer
Transportation Department
Paulie DiCocco
driver: Jack Nicholson
Colleen Kahl Robilotto
transportation captain
Ken Lubin
transportation coordinator
Raymond K. Greene
transportation captain
Other Crew
Vibeke Arntzen
assistant location manager
Laurie A. Bailey
accounting assistant
Jenny Bancroft
assistant: Mr. Barish
Daniel Bickel
production coordinator
Dawn LeDuke Calcaterra
assistant: Mr. Barish
Donald Carpenter
consultant: historic design
Christina Cassidy
production office assistant
Albert Cho
production assistant
Karen Gordon
production accountant
Dwight D. Hill
location projectionist
John K. Hill
location projectionist
Janice Irwin
production office assistant
Katherine Kennedy
assistant production coordinator
Michael Klastorin
unit publicist
Andrew Lipson
production assistant
Maria Marini
assistant production accountant
Annie Marshall
assistant: Mr. Nicholson
David Martino
production office assistant
Stan Mendoza
location manager
Sue Bea Montgomery
assistant: Mr. Babenco
Karen Morris
liaison: Los Angeles
Paul Andrew O'Bryan
craft service
S. Bernard Parè
assistant: Mr. Blouin
Tony Payne
assistant: Mr. Babenco
Dana Rafferty
production assistant
Danis Regal-O'Connell
production coordinator
Pattee Roedig
representative: Cine Guarantors
Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan
script supervisor
Tamara Weiss
assistant: Ms. Streep
Paul Byrne Prenderville
production assistant
Production Company
Home Box Office (HBO)
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Keith Barish Productions
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TAFT Entertainment Pictures
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Distributor
Columbia TriStar
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Lions Gate Republic Pictures
Transvídeo
TriStar Pictures
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VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH
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Vestron Video
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