Release Date: 9/3/2002 Original Release: 1987 Format: DVD Widescreen Length: 99 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 085393300821 Studio: Warner Home Video
Dramas, Biography, Black Comedy, Substance Abuse, Love Triangle, Classic Fight Scenes, Recommended, Lowlife, Theatrical Release
Description
Based on a semiautobiographical short story by poet and screenwriter Charles Bukowksi and directed by Barbet Schroeder, BARFLY offers insight into the world of the alcoholic, where all that matters is the next drink. Henry Chinaski (Mickey Rourke) is a talented writer of prolific prose; unfortunately, he's also a skid-row alcoholic with a violent temper. He picks fights nightly with Eddie (Frank Stallone), the bartender at the local watering hole the Golden Horn and lives in a seedy tenement, stealing food and trying to scrape together enough money for booze. Fellow alcoholic Willa Wilcox (Faye Dunaway) catches Henry's eye at the bar one afternoon, and although she has a reputation for being unstable, the two embark on a relationship with each other and the bottle. Their liaison is full of drama, humor, and irrational behavior; it is put to the test when Henry meets Tully (Alice Krige), a rich, privileged literary editor who wants to publish his stories and save him from himself. The film features exceptional performances from Rourke and Dunaway as they portray the highs and lows that are part and parcel of alcoholism--as well as love.
DVD Features
Region 1 Snap Case Single Side - Dual Layer Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Letterbox - 1.85 Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary: Barbet Schroeder Featurette: MAKING OF BARFLY Film Highlights: 1. Barbet Schroeder - Director 2. Faye Dunaway - Star 3. Mickey Rourke - Star 4. Additional Cast
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