Barfly (1987)

Summary: Based on the life of successful poet Charles Bukowski and his exploits in Hollywood during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Release Date: October 16, 1987

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Barbet Schroeder

Writer: Charles Bukowski

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: R

Production: Golan-Globus Productions, Zoetrope Studios

Distributor: Viacom, WGN, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 3,000,000

Domestic: $ 3,221,568

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Tales of Ordinary Madness (1981)

Summary: Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depravity.

Release Date: September 11, 1981

Genre: Drama

Director: Marco Ferreri

Writers: Marco Ferreri

, Sergio Amidei

, Charles Bukowski

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

Production: 23 Giugno, Ginis Films, Alpes International Paris

Distributor: Fred Baker Films, Image Entertainment, Koch Lorber Films, Films sans Frontières

Countries: Italy, France

Language: Italian

290 - Kinopoisk

Crazy Love (1987)

Summary: Three 'Bukowskian' torrid nights in the life of a man in search of love. Harry, 12, is young and naive. Love, for him, is romantic love between princes and princesses demurely kissing each other on the mouth. His father is a hero ...

Genre: Drama

Director: Dominique Deruddere

Writers: Charles Bukowski

, Dominique Deruddere

, Marc Didden

Runtime: 1 h 30 min

Production: Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Kabinet van de Gemeenschapsminister van Cultuur, Multimedia

Distributor: Cineplex Odeon Films, Mondo Macabro

Country: Belgium

Language: Dutch

Domestic: $ 119,919

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Factotum (2005)

Summary: This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Alon...

Release Date: April 29, 2005

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Bent Hamer