Barfly (film)


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Barfly

film poster
Directed by Barbet Schroeder
Produced by Presenter:
Francis Ford Coppola
Exec. producer:
Menahem Golan
Yoram Globus
Producer:
Tom Luddy
Fred Roos
Barbet Schroeder
Written by Charles Bukowski
Starring Mickey Rourke
Faye Dunaway
Alice Krige
Jack Nance
J.C. Quinn
Music by Jack Baran
Cinematography Robby Müller
Editing by Éva Gárdos
Distributed by Cannon Film Distributors
Release date(s) 30 September, 1987
Running time 97 minutes
Country United States
Language English
IMDb

Barfly is a 1987 film which is a semi-autobiography of poet Charles Bukowski during the time he spent drinking heavily in Los Angeles, California. The screenplay by Bukowski was commissioned by the French film director Barbet Schroeder – it was published, with illustrations by the author, in 1984 when film production was still pending.[1] Barfly stars Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway, with direction by Schroeder, and was presented by Francis Ford Coppola. The movie also features a silent cameo appearance by Bukowski himself.

The Kino Flo light, now a ubiquitous tool in the film industry, was specially created by Robby Muller's electrical crew for a scene in this film which would have been difficult to light using the conventional lampheads available at the time.


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Notes

  • There is a scene where the camera pans upward over Faye Dunaway's legs. This glamour shot was done at her insistence and some fans of the movie consider this scene, and her character in general, to be in stark contrast to the theme of the movie. [2]
  • The film inspired an album, also titled Barfly, by the ska punk band, Buck-O-Nine.
  • Charles Bukowski later dramatized his experiences surrounding the film in the book Hollywood.
  • The punk rock group NOFX wrote a song about Bukowski titled "Green Corn" in reference to the movie.
  • Now out of print, though a petition has started to get the DVD re-released.

Notes

  1. ^ Bukowski, Charles. Barfly: The Continuing Saga of Henry Chinaski (1984) ISBN 0-920348-44-0 DELUXE
  2. ^ http://www.fandango.com/Commentator.aspx?aid=43&source=ca_title Glamour, Interrupted: Ten Gorgeous Actresses Who Shed Their Beauty for the Sake of “Art” March 12, 2006

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