The first thing he learns is one of his bummer friends, Rudy (Tom Waits-who always leaves an impression) has cancer and that his on again off again partner Helen is also in town. Francis is a homeless man who has just returned to town after riding the rails on and off. Ironweed takes places in Albany, NY in 1938. Both Jack and Meryl were nominated for Academy Awards for their performances in Ironweed. The film stars two heavy hitters in the film world, Jack Nicholson (Francis Phelan) and Meryl Streep (Helen Archer). Ironweed was based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, of the same name, written by William Kennedy who also wrote the screenplay. Lionsgate Home Entertainment celebrated the twenty-two year anniversary of the film Ironweed by releasing it to DVD for the first time (coincidentally the main character returns home after twenty-two years).
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