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