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Barfly [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

DVD ~ Mickey Rourke
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, Jack Nance, J.C. Quinn
  • Directors: Barbet Schroeder
  • Producers: Barbet Schroeder, Fred Roos, Jack Baran, Menahem Golan, Tom Luddy
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language English, French
  • Subtitles: English, French
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Sep 2002
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000696I5
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 100,103 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The script for this movie was written by outrageous poet-author-alcoholic Charles Bukowski. But director Barbet Schroeder makes it into an oddly amusing story of a pugnacious drunk writer (Mickey Rourke) based on Bukowski himself. Rourke spends almost all of his time at the bar, struggling with sobriety (he's against it) and, occasionally, having fistfights with the bartender (Frank Stallone). He meets another souse, a formerly attractive woman (Faye Dunaway) and gets involved with her, which means they drink copious amounts of liquor and try to have sex. Not much happens beyond that yet this film is strangely entertaining, for all of its bottom-of-the-barrel humanity. Maybe that's the secret: "Oh, the humanity ... "--Marshall Fine

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bukowski rocks, 19 May 2003
By deadbeat (Tiptoe) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barfly [VHS] [1987] (VHS Tape)
one of the best films i have ever seen. this is a must have for any lover of good acting and good ideas. written by Charles Bukowski, dubbed the 'poet laureat of the slums,' it is a tale of a man, Henry Chinasky, who like Bukowsky spends his life either being drunk, writing, or both. fights take place, promiscuity is rife, and yet one cannot help but note the almost raw beauty inherent in this life-style. The message i feel the film is really trying to give is that it doesn't matter what your social standing is, since all happiness is essentially comparative. Further, Henry Chinasky is poignant in saying 'in this world, everybody has to BE something...' and he rebels against this standard, the most you could ever call him was a drunk. But he was proud of it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Radiators From Space, 7 Jan 2006
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I never really understood what it is that I like about this film, and that is what I like about this film! I think it's the duration of some of the shots, which are just awkward enough to bring you to the edge of the seat. Beautifully Strange. Strangely Beautiful.
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6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This must see movie shows Mickey Rouke at his best, 5 Dec 2001
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This review is from: Barfly [VHS] [1987] (VHS Tape)
This is a Movie that hold you in your sit from beginning to the end. It shown Mickey Rouke at his best and Faye Dunaway giving a very believeable portrayal of a durunken down and out. It shows a mixed bag of emotions and reaction both from the perpective of a drunk and than of those around them. I saw this movie ages ago and it is one I love to see again and again. A classic in it own right.
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