Barfly

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Cast

Mickey Rourke
as Henry Chinaski

Faye Dunaway
as Wanda Wilcox

Frank Stallone
as Eddie

Alice Krige
as Tully

Jack Nance
as Detective

J.C. Quinn
as Jim

Gloria Le Roy
as Grandma Moses

Sandy Martin
as Janice

Roberta Bassin
as Lilly

Joe Unger
as Ben

Harry Cohn
as Rick

Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Joe

Joe Rice
as Old Man in Bar

Julie "Sunny" Pearson
as Hooker in Bar

Donald L. Norden
as Man in alley

Wil Albert
as Carl

Hal Shafer
as Mike

Zeke Manners
as Roger

Pearl Shear
as Helen

Damon Hines
as Black Kid

Rik Colitti
as Jack

Michael Collins
as `Elbow Inn' Bartender

Ronald G. Joseph
as Liquor Store Clerk

Vance Colvig
as Alcoholic Man

Stacey Pickern
as Lady Manager

Stacey Pickren
as Lady Manager

Leonard Termo
as Harry

Gary Cox
as Lenny

Fritz Feld
as Bum

Albert Henderson
as Louie

Sandy Rose
as Louie's Woman

Madalyn Carol
as Young Girl Hooker

George Marshall Ruge
as Lovebird Man

Debbie Lynn Ross
as Lovebird Woman

Damons Hines
as Black Kid

Leonard J. Tate
as Black Kid

Carlos Cervantes
as Cop

Peter Conti
as Cop

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• Jul 22, 2018

  The film practically reeks of booze and hopelessness. What I like most here is that both Schroeder and Bukowski understand that dive bars and their patrons are as American as apple pie.
  

  Alec B Super Reviewer
• Nov 21, 2009

  A brilliant film with what I believe to be Mickey Roarke's finest piece of work as an actor. The film was written by poet-author Charles Bukowski, and Roarke's character is based on Bukowski himself. Henry(Roarke) spends most of his time at the bar, getting into the occasional fistfight with the bartender Eddie which is so well portrayed by Frank Stallone, and gets involved with a haggard alcoholic portrayed by Faye Dunaway. Henry puts all the money he wins from his streetfights into his drink of choice, scotch and water, and occasionally buys one for the house, "To all my friends!" There's really not much going on with the story itself, but this film is simply entertaining, and manages to keep some humor in it's dim premise. Simplicity is usually better, and this film is a good example of what can be done when the right group of artists are put together.
  Eric S Super Reviewer
• Aug 19, 2009

  Unique and outstanding. Shame it's not available on DVD now.
  Morris N Super Reviewer
• Jan 12, 2009

  This is how American cinema should be...openly dense and fearlessly howling to all contenders,bouts from every corner of this world.It's a terrible newsreel,Bukowski on the screenplay of a Schroeder film,pessimistic,as far as the jackals can move...Rourke in an electrifying performance.I gotta get a drink...
  Dimitris S Super Reviewer

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