Barfly is a 1987 American black comedy film directed by Barbet Schroeder and starring Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway. The film is a semi-autobiography of poet/author Charles Bukowski during the time he spent drinking heavily in Los Angeles, and it presents Bukowski's alter ego Henry Chinaski. The screenplay, written by Bukowski, was commissioned by the Iranian-born Swiss film director Barbet Schroeder, and it was published in 1984, when film production was still pending.
Barfly (1987)
Directed by Barbet Schroeder
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy Film, Romantic Comedy |
Release Date - Sep 2, 1987 |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Budget
$3,000,000
Box Office
$3,221,568
Tags
Alcoholism, Art/Music, Author, Bar, Bartender, Cult, Fight, Independent, Independent Film, Money, Paramedic, Poet, Prostitute, Visit
Attributes
Narrative Location: Los Angeles
Subject: alcoholism
Subject: alcoholism
Related Movies
Alternate Titles
Bar kelebeği
TR
Barfly
AU, CA, DK, FR, GR, MX, PT, GB, US
Barfly - Amor Marginal
PT
Barfly - Baarikärpänen
FI
Barfly - Moscone da bar
IT
Barfly: Condenados pelo Vício
BR
Baro muse
LT
Ćma barowa
PL
El borracho
ES
Szenen eines wüsten Lebens
DE
Törzsvendég
HU
Барска мушица
RS
Завсідник бару
UA
Муха на бара
BG
Пьянь
, RU
バーフライ
JP