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Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums. She used to be a singer on the radio, he used to be a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them. Helen is sick, one of their pals has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped.

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Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums. She used to be a singer on the radio, he used to be a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them. Helen is sick, one of their pals has cancer, he digs graves at the cemetery and visits the grave of his infant son whom he dropped. Visions of his past haunt him, including ghosts of two men he killed. One night, while drinking, Helen tries to sing at a bar. Next day, Fran visits his wife and children and meets a grandson. He could stay, but decides it's not for him. Helen gets their things out of storage and finds a hotel. Amidst their mistakes and dereliction, they live with a code of fairness and loyalty.

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Additional Contributors: Kennedy, William
Gwynne, Fred
Venora, Diane
O'Keefe, Michael
Baker, Carroll
Streep, Meryl
Nicholson, Jack
Babenco, Hector
Nasatir, Marcia
Barish, Keith

Imprint: Santa Monica, CA : - Lionsgate

Language: English

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MPAA rating R

Credits: Director of photography, Lauro Escorel ; editor, Anne Goursaud ; music, John Morris.

Performers: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne.

Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 1987.
Based on the novel by William Kennedy.
Title from container.
Closed-captioned.
DVD; full screen (1.33:1; Dolby digital 2.0 stereo audio, region 1.
CPL DVD# 5835371

Statement of responsibility: Home Box Office ; TAFT Entertainment Pictures ; produced by Keith Barish, Marcia Nasatir ; screenplay by William Kennedy ; directed by Hector Babenco

Characteristics: 1 videodisc (143 min.) :,sd., col. ;,4 3/4 in.

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