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A schizophrenic drifter spends Halloween in his home town after returning there for the first time in decades.

DIRECTOR
  • Hector Babenco
WRITERS
STUDIOS
  • Home Box Office (HBO)
  • Keith Barish Productions
  • TAFT Entertainment Pictures
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Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. Death surrounds them: she's sick, a pal 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. That night, out 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, the film explores their code of fairness and loyalty.

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IMDB Score
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes Score
65%