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Charles Bukowski, like most of the greatest writers of the 20th Century, was a heavy drinker, lending an him insider’s view of the drunken underclass he celebrated in his poetry and prose. Bukowski’s world of stewbums and lushes was brought brilliantly to the screen in Barfly, a quirky, liquored love story, scripted by the master himself.
Mickey Rourke expertly mimics Bukowski’s voice and mannerisms as Henry Chinaski, a full-time hooch hound who enjoys nothing more than spending his hours at the Skid Row dive The Golden Horn, downing Scotch and trading bare-knuckled blows with the bartender, Eddie (Frank Stallone). When Henry encounters Wanda (Faye Dunaway), a floozy willing to sell herself for a drink, he realizes that he’s found his soul mate, but the romance is far from smooth. A rich magazine editor (Alice Krige) wants Henry for herself, and Henry is forced to choose between a comfortable writer’s life and sloppy drunkenness with Wanda. Of course, he chooses the booze. Keep an eye out for the real Bukowski who makes a cameo as — what else? — a barfly.
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