Barfly Movie Review
Barfly Review
"Barfly" Overview
Rating: R
1987
Cast and Crew
Director : Barbet SchroederProducer : Tom Luddy,Fred Roos,Barbet Schroeder
Screenwiter : Charles Bukowski
Starring : Mickey Rourke,Faye Dunaway,Alice Krige,Jack Nance,J.C. Quinn
Charles Bukowski's "crazy, beer-drinkin' wrestler" comes to life in the inimitable hands of Mickey Rourke, seen here with a nearly unidentifiable Faye Dunaway as his equally rundown muse. They drink, fight, steal corn, and drink some more. And that, director Barbet Schroeder, is life. Or some imitation of it, anyway. Rourke's performance has become the stuff of legend as he appears genuinely trashed throughout shooting, yet manages to blow none of his lines. Impressive.
Reviewer: Christopher Null
