Directed by:
Barbet SchroederScreenplay:
Charles BukowskiCinematography:
Robby MüllerComposer:
Jack BaranCast:
Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, Jack Nance, J.C. Quinn, Frank Stallone, Sandy Martin, Roberta Bassin, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Leonard Termo (more)Plots(1)
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 Wanda 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. Based on a semiautobiographical short story by poet and screenwriter Charles Bukowski and directed by Barbet Schroeder, Barfly offers insight into the world of the alcoholic, where all that matters is the next drink. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Mickey Rourke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932987_19b4c7.jpg)
Mickey Rourke
USA
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1997)
Barfly (1987)
Man on Fire (2004)
![Faye Dunaway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/288/162288341_99eaba.jpg)
Faye Dunaway
USA
Best movies:
Little Big Man (1970)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Chinatown (1974)
![Alice Krige](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273812_d1f036.jpg)
Alice Krige
South Africa
Best movies:
![Jack Nance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/230/162230611_6959ef.jpg)
Jack Nance
USA
Best movies:
Blue Velvet (1986)
Lost Highway (1997)
Barfly (1987)
![J.C. Quinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/674/168674669_4kzbou.jpg)
J.C. Quinn
USA
![Frank Stallone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278443_ee1c6d.jpg)
Frank Stallone
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Barfly (1987)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
![Sandy Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/902/166902597_c89204.jpg)
Sandy Martin
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Roberta Bassin
Best movies:
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV movie)
Barfly (1987)
J. Edgar (2011)
![Pruitt Taylor Vince](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272989_ea5031.jpg)
Pruitt Taylor Vince
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
JFK (1991)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Leonard Termo
USA
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
Ed Wood (1994)
Lost Highway (1997)
![Charles Bukowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/155/166155234_de3eff.jpg)
Charles Bukowski
German Empire
Best movies:
Barfly (1987)
![Gary Carlos Cervantes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/132/162132667_b67aa5.jpg)
![Fritz Feld](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/506/161506945_395633.jpg)
Fritz Feld
German Empire
Best movies:
Barefoot in the Park (1967)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Heidi's Song (1982)
![Albert Henderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/292/160292950_83076c.jpg)
Albert Henderson
USA
Best movies:
Serpico (1973)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Barfly (1987)
![Joe Unger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/308/160308625_bd7cd4.gif)
Joe Unger
USA
Best movies:
Total Recall (1990)
Barfly (1987)
Mask (1985)
Stacey Pickren
Best movies:
Coming Home (1978)
Barfly (1987)
Runaway Train (1985)
![Damon Hines](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/337/161337996_bf02ec.jpg)
Damon Hines
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Gloria LeRoy
USA
Best movies:
Barfly (1987)
The Day of the Locust (1975)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
Wil Albert
USA
Best movies:
Barfly (1987)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
Pearl Shear
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Barfly (1987)