Ironweed
Francis Phelan returns to his native Albany in 1938, literally carrying a lifetime of ghosts with him.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Francis Phelan Jack Nicholson
- Helen Archer Meryl Streep
- Annie Phelan Carroll Baker
- Billy Phelan Michael O'keefe
- Peg Quinn Diane Venora
- Oscar Reo Fred Gwynne
- Katrina Daugherty Margaret Whitton
- Rudy Tom Waits
- Pee Wee Jake Dengel
- Harold Allen Nathan Lane
- reverend Chester James Gammon
- Rowdy Dick Will Zahrn
- Nora Laura Esterman
- Jack Joe Grifasi
- Rosskam Hy Anzell
- librarian Bethel Leslie
- Donovan Richard Hamilton
- Clara Black-eyed Susan
- flower girl Louise Phillips
- elderly woman Marjorie Slocum
- slatternly woman Lena Spencer
- fat woman with turkey Lola Pashalinski
- bus driver Paul A. Cicocco Jr.
- Sandra Priscilla Smith
- Finny James Dukas
- guard captain Jared Swartout
- Pocono Pete Ted Levine
- Foxy Phil Tooker Martin Patterson
- Aldo Campione Terry O'reilly
- strike leader Michael O'Gorman
- young Francis Frank Whaley
- youth at strike Jordan Valdina
- piano man Louis St. Louis
- goblin John Wright
- goblin Robin Wood-chappelle
- goblin Nicole Weden
- goblin Peter Pryor
- goblin Duane Scholz
- goblin Matt Mcgrath
- Mrs. Dillon Lois Barden Stilley
- young girl Cori Irwin
- mother Pamela Payton-wright
- clerk Boris Mcgiver
- old woman Phyllis Gottung
- bald man James Yoham
- Danny Ean Egas
- Andy Nebraska Brace
- Michigan man Jeff Morris
- Moose William Duell
- raider George Rafferty
- raider Robert Manion
- nurse Pat Devane
- [aging nymphomaniac, scenes deleted] Kathleen Hughes
Credits
Direction
- Director Hector Babenco
- Assistant Director Albert Shapiro
- Assistant Director Robert Roda
- Assistant Director Sarah M. Brim
Production
- Production Company Taft Entertainment Pictures
- Production Company Keith Barish Productions
- Production Company Home Box Office
- Executive Producer Joseph H. Kanter
- Executive Producer Denis Blouin
- Executive Producer Rob Cohen
- Producer Keith Barish
- Producer Marcia Nasatir
- Co-producer Gene Kirkwood
- Co-producer C.O. Erickson
- Unit Production Manager C.O. Erickson
- Unit Production Manager Myron Adams
- Production Co-ordinator Danis Regal O'connell
- Location Manager Stan Mendoza
- Post-production supervisor Nick Anderson
- Post-production supervisor Sue Bea Belknap
- Post-production co-ordinator Lisa Trachtenberg
- Production Assistant Albert Cho
- Production Assistant Andrew Lipson
- Production Assistant Dana Rafferty
Casting
- Casting Bonnie Timmermann
- Location casting Aleta Wood-chappelle
- Location casting Lisa Parks
Writing
- Screenplay and original novel William Kennedy
Photography
- Photography Lauro Escorel
- Camera Operator Constantine Makris
- Steadicam Operator Toby Phillips
- Steadicam Operator Larry McConkey
- Steadicam Operator Rick Raphael
- VTR operator Paul Weller
- Location projectionist John K. Hill
- Location projectionist Dwight D. Hill
Special Effects
- Special effects co-ordinator Steve Kirshoff
Animation
- Motion control photography Boyington Film Studios
Editing
- Editor Anne Goursaud
Design
- Production Designer Jeannine C. Oppewall
- Art Director Robert Guerra
- Set Decorator Leslie Pope
- Set Decorator Elaine O'donnell
- Head set dresser Bruce Lee Gross
- 2nd set dresser Betsy Klompus
- Set Dresser Nancy Gilmore
- Set Dresser Susan Goulder
- Set Dresser Leigh Kyle
- Set Dresser Octavio Molina
- Set Dresser Denis A. Zack
Costumes
- Costume Designer Joseph G. Aulisi
- Meryl Streep's costumer Alba Censoplano
- Men's costumer Eric H. Sandberg
- Wardrobe supervisor Ellie Bjorkman
- Wardrobe supervisor Barbara Hause
Make-up
- Makeup for Ms. Streep J. Roy Helland
- Makeup for Mr. Nicholson Dorothy Pearl
- Makeup supervisor David Craig Forrest
- Makeup artist Toni Trimble
Titles
- Main and end title design Robert Dawson
Film processing
- Opticals Cinema Research Corporation
Music
- Music John Morris
- Orchestrations Jack Hayes
- Music Editor Eugene Marks
- Music research Toby Fitch
- Music research Gary Leib
Sound
- Sound Recording Danny Michael
- Sound Re-recording Robert J. Litt
- Sound Re-recording Elliot Tyson
- Sound Re-recording B. Tennyson Sebastian Ii
- Music re-recording Armin Steiner
- Supervising Sound Editor Victoria Rose Sampson
- Dialogue editor Jayme Parker
- Dialogue editor Virginia Cook-mcgowan
- Dialogue editor Barbara Barnaby
- Sound Effects John Paul Fasal
- Sound Effects Editor Julia Evershade
- Sound Effects Editor Kimberly Harris-rivolier
- Sound Effects Editor Sukey Fontelieu
- ADR editor Stephen Purvis
- ADR editor Juno J. Ellis
- Foley artist John Roesch
- Foley artist Ellen Heuer
- Foley recording Greg Orloff
- Foley editor Linda Folk
- Foley supervisor Solange S. Schwalbe
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Alan Gibbs
Consultant
- Historic design consultant Don Carpentier
- Special production consultant Robert Dawson