Ironweed (film)

Ironweed
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed by	Héctor Babenco
Screenplay by	William Kennedy
Based on	Ironweed 1983 novel by William Kennedy
Produced by	Keith Barish Marcia Nasatir
Starring	Jack Nicholson Meryl Streep Carroll Baker Michael O'Keefe Fred Gwynne Diane Venora Tom Waits
Cinematography	Lauro Escorel
Edited by	Anne Goursaud
Music by	John Morris
Production company	Taft Entertainment Pictures
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	December 18, 1987 (1987-12-18)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$27 million
Box office	$7.3 million[1]

Ironweed is a 1987 American drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. Adapted to the screen by William Kennedy from his similarly named Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, Ironweed stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, with Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Nathan Lane, and Tom Waits in supporting roles. The story concerns the relationship of a homeless couple—Francis, an alcoholic, and Helen, a terminally ill woman—during the years following the Great Depression. Major portions of the film were shot on location in Albany, New York. The film received mixed reviews and was a box-office bomb, but Nicholson and Streep received Oscar nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, for their performances.