The Movie: "Barfly": An Original Screenplay by Charles Bukowski for a Film by Barbet Schroeder

The screenplay of the 1987 movie, as written by Charles Bukowski.

Bukowski sets the action in the lowlife bars of Los Angeles, following Henry Chinaski through recurring alley brawls with Eddie the bartender. The narrative tracks Chinaski between Wanda Wilcox, a fellow alcoholic, and Tully Sorenson, an editor who buys his stories.

Along with the scenes, the text provides Bukowski’s character sketches of the Golden Horn regulars. The volume also restores excised dialogue created during his wor...