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Barfly
Why this pick
A bruised, darkly comic portrait of barroom routines and self-sabotage, with the same unvarnished affection for flawed people and dead-end local rituals.
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MOVIE1996 1h 35m USA
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Tommy Basilio is an alcoholism and fixture at a local bar, the Trees Lounge, who loses his girlfriend of eight years and his job as a mechanic. After his Uncle Al dies while driving his ice cream truck, Tommy goes to his wake (ceremony) and indulges in cocaine with his brother and cousins. Tommy takes them to the Trees Lounge to carry on drinking, but a brawl breaks out between his cousin and Mike, another regular. After buying more beer at a late night convenience store, Mike and Tommy discuss how Tommy stole money from Rob, the owner of the garage where he lost his job. They discuss how Rob is seeing Tommy's ex-girlfriend, Theresa, who may or may not be bearing his child.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Steve Buscemi
Tommy
Chloë Sevigny
Debbie
Carol Kane
Connie
Mark Boone Junior
Mike
Bronson Dudley
Bill
Michael Buscemi
Raymond
Rockets Redglare
Stan
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
James