Ironweed (1987)


Ironweed
Release Date18 December 1987
Budget$27,000,000
US Box Office$7,000,000
GenreDrama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAlbany, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassUrban Drama, Period Film, Addiction Drama
MoodIn a Minor Key
ThemesDown on Their Luck, Alcoholism
TonesCompassionate, Bleak, Melancholy, Understated, Downbeat
TagsAccidental Death, Alcoholism, Baseball, Drunk, Guilt

Ironweed is a 1987 film directed by Argentine-born Brazilian Héctor Babenco.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Francis Phelan

Helen Archer

Annie Phelan

Billy Phelan

Margaret 'Peg' Phelan

Oscar Reo

Katrina Dougherty

Rudy

Jake Dengel
Pee Wee

Harold Allen

Reverend Chester

Will Zahrn
Rowdy Dick

Laura Esterman
Nora Lawlor

Joe Grifasi
Jack

Hy Anzell
Rosskam

Librarian

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

Pocono Pete

Martin Patterson
Foxy Phil Tooker

Terry O'Reilly
Aldo Campione

Michael O'Gorman
Strike Leader

Young Francis Phelan

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

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

creative 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

best boy

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

orchestrator

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

title designer: main titles, production consultant

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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