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.
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Charles Bukowski | Screenplay |
| Production | Barbet Schroeder | Producer |
| Production | Fred Roos | Producer |
| Directing | Barbet Schroeder | Director |
| Production | Tom Luddy | Producer |
| Production | Menahem Golan | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Éva Gárdos | Editor |
| Sound | Jack Baran | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Yoram Globus | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Francis Ford Coppola | Presenter |
| Production | Francis Ford Coppola | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milena Canonero | Costume Design |
| Art | Bob Ziembicki | Production Design |
| Production | Jack Baran | Associate Producer |
| Production | Rony Yacov | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Robert MacDonald | Casting |
| Production | Nancy Lara-Hansch | Casting |
| Production | Pat Orseth | Casting |
| Editing | Denise de Casabianca | Editorial Consultant |
| Crew | Buddy Van Horn | Stunts |
| Crew | George Marshall Ruge | Stunts |
| Crew | Diane Peterson | Stunts |
| Crew | Webster Whinery | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Debbie Lynn Ross | Stunts |
| Crew | Diane Hetfield | Stunts |
| Crew | Michael Adams | Stunts |
| Camera | Chris Lombardi | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Rob Sweeney | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Peter Jensen | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| Crew | Steven Lambert | Stunts |
| Lighting | Frieder Hocheim | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Gary H. Swink | Best Boy Electrician |
| Camera | Paul Ferrara | Key Grip |
| Camera | Bill Bumby | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Mike Hodges | Best Boy Grip |
| Sound | Douglas Axtell | Boom Operator |
| Camera | David Sireika Jr. | Grip |
| Sound | Petur Hliddal | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Lisa Dean | Set Decoration |
| Art | Frank Viviano | Construction Coordinator |
| Lighting | Jim Grce | Electrician |
| Lighting | Peter Pearce | Electrician |
| Sound | Hamilton Sterling | Sound Effects Editor |
