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

Writers: Charles Bukowski

, Bent Hamer

, Jim Stark

Runtime: 1 h 34 min

MPAA: R

Production: Bulbul Films, Canal+, Celluloid Dreams, Celluloid Dreams, Factotum, MBP (Germany), Mikado Film, Network Movie Film-und Fernsehproduktion, Norsk Filmfond, Norsk Filmstudio, Norwegian Film Institute, Pandora Filmproduktion, SF Norge A/S, StarkSales Inc., ZDF/Arte

Distributor: IFC Films, Picturehouse

Countries: Norway, United States, Germany, France, Italy

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,000,000

Domestic: $ 808,221

International: $ 1,899,866

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

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

Crazy Love (1987)

Summary: Harry Voss' life spans three pivotal days: his carefree youth, high school graduation, and lonely middle age, exploring life's fleeting moments and unfulfilled dreams.

Genre: Drama

Director: Dominique Deruddere