Henry Chinaski is dichter en alcoholist, en spendeert zijn dagen in de kroeg. Op een dag ontmoet hij Wanda. Zij is ook alcoholist, en Henry wordt verliefd op haar. Even lijkt het erop dat Henry's gedichten succesvol worden, maar zijn beroemdheid is van korte duur.
Nee, helaas is Barfly nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | Barbet Schroeder | Producer |
| Production | Fred Roos | Producer |
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Éva Gárdos | Editor |
| Directing | Barbet Schroeder | Director |
| Sound | Jack Baran | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tom Luddy | Producer |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Charles Bukowski | Screenplay |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Francis Ford Coppola | Presenter |
| Production | Jack Baran | Associate Producer |
| Art | Bob Ziembicki | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milena Canonero | Costume Design |
| Production | Rony Yacov | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Nancy Lara-Hansch | Casting |
| Production | Pat Orseth | Casting |
| Editing | Denise de Casabianca | Editorial Consultant |
| Production | Robert MacDonald | Casting |
| Crew | Webster Whinery | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael Adams | Stunts |
| Crew | Steven Lambert | Stunts |
| Crew | Diane Peterson | Stunts |
| Camera | Chris Lombardi | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Crew | Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| Crew | George Marshall Ruge | Stunts |
| Camera | Rob Sweeney | Second Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Buddy Van Horn | Stunts |
| Crew | Diane Hetfield | Stunts |
| Camera | Peter Jensen | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Paul Ferrara | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Jim Grce | Electrician |
| Sound | Petur Hliddal | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Frieder Hocheim | Gaffer |
| Art | Frank Viviano | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Lisa Dean | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Bill Bumby | Dolly Grip |
| Lighting | Gary H. Swink | Best Boy Electrician |
| Lighting | Peter Pearce | Electrician |
| Camera | Mike Hodges | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | David Sireika Jr. | Grip |
| Sound | Douglas Axtell | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Hamilton Sterling | Sound Effects Editor |
