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Mickey Rourke is billed only as Henry and not by his full character name of Henry Chinaski in the cl [...] D
In its obituary of Charles Bukowski, "The New York Post" used a photo of Mickey Rourke as Henry Chin [...] D
While filming, visitors to the set included film journalist Roger Ebert and the directors Errol Morr [...] D
There is no original score for this film. The film's soundtrack was mostly based on original source [...] D
The film was entered and then selected to screen in competition for the Palme d'Or (The Golden Palm [...] D
The names of the night clubs, cocktail bars, and drinking establishments seen, particularly in monta [...] D
Mickey Rourke's voice characterization is an approximation of Charles Bukowski's own voice. D
According to Charles Bukowski's novel Hollywood, which was based on the events surrounding the makin [...] D
During filming in the bar, when Henry meets Wanda, as Mickey Rourke walked along the bar past Charle [...] D
Alice Krige replaced Helen Hunt in the role Tully Sorenson. Hunt originally was cast, but Schroeder [...] D
The slogan for "The Golden Horn" cocktail bar was "A Friendly Place". D
Charles Bukowski wanted Sean Penn to star as protagonist Henry Chinaski, but Penn insisted that Denn [...] D
The first Kino Flo (professional LED-based lighting equipment) unit was created in 1987, during the [...] D
The Golden Horn was actually Big Ed's bar in downtown Culver City at (what was then) Washington Blvd [...] D
This movie and the same year's The Pink Chiquitas (1986), Savage Harbor (1987), and W.A.R.: Women Ag [...] D
Francis Ford Coppola received a 'presenting' (presenter) credit. D
This film almost was never made because the financially-strapped Cannon Group / Golan-Globus Product [...] D
Contrary to popular belief, Charles Bukowski thought that Mickey Rourke's performance was 'mis-done' [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 top 1 [...] D
The picture is a semi-autobiography of poet, writer, and author Charles Bukowski with Mickey Rourke [...] D
Composer Trevor Jones was considered to write original music for this film, but director Barbet Schr [...] D
The film was shot using authentic locations around Los Angeles, including all the shots in the bar, [...] D
The Cannon Group company allegedly had restrictive bank covenants that limited the number of films i [...] D
The movie's "screenplay [was] commissioned in 1979" according to the Turner Classic Movies website. [...] D
One of the exterior scenes shows Mickey Rourke coming out of an old hotel. This hotel was actually T [...] D
The apartment building where Wanda's apartment was located was an actual building where Charles Buko [...] D
Charles Bukowski: Uncredited, as a bar patron. D