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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| Directing | Héctor Babenco | Director |
| Production | Keith Barish | Producer |
| Directing | Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Anne Goursaud | Editor |
| Art | Enno Poersch | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Lauro Escorel | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Art | Jeannine Oppewall | Production Design |
| Art | Clare Scarpulla | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Joseph Petruccio Sr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Leslie A. Pope | Set Decoration |
| Art | Beth Kuhn | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Bonnie Timmermann | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milton Buras | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Forrest | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | J. Roy Helland | Hairstylist |
| Production | Marcia Nasatir | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie-Ange Ripka | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sound | John Morris | Music |
| Art | Robert Guerra | Art Direction |
| Crew | Steven Kirshoff | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Paul Boyington | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy J. Pearl | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Crew | Andy Gill | Stunts |
| Writing | William Kennedy | Novel |
| Writing | William Kennedy | Screenplay |
