Barfly (1987) is the only film written by American author and poet Charles Bukowski, an autobiography of the part of his life spent drinking in Los Angeles.

The film stars Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway and was directed by Barbet Schroeder. It was produced by Francis Ford Coppola and Barbet Schroeder. The movie also features a silent cameo appearance by Bukowski himself.

Bukowski wrote a novel (Hollywood ) about the screen-play writing process.

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• Barfly is also a comic strip featured in the Irish Music Magazine, Hotpress .