Editing Charles Bukowski (section)

== In popular culture ==
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=== In music ===
* American Band [[Modest Mouse]] have a song titled Bukowski from their album Good News for People who Love Bad News.
* American band [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] reference Bukowski and his works in several songs; singer [[Anthony Kiedis]] has stated that Bukowski is a big influence on his writing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-16 |title=The six best songs inspired by Charles Bukowski |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-six-best-songs-inspired-by-charles-bukowski/ |access-date=2024-05-29 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[Harry Styles]] stopped [[One Direction]] concerts to read Bukowski in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2014/08/72593/harry-styles-reads-book-on-stage|title=Harry Styles Reads Bukowski – One Direction Boston|first=Vanessa|last=Golembewski|website=Refinery29}}</ref> He later quoted "Old Man, Dead in a Room" in his song "Woman,"<ref>''Harry Styles'' (Media notes). [[Harry Styles]]. [[Columbia Records]] / Erskine Records. 2017.</ref> and opened his 2021 [[Love On Tour|Love on Tour]] shows with a quote from "Style".<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarty |first=India |date=2022-05-13 |title=Harry Styles Became a Book Nerd Thanks to Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian Wood' |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/harry-styles-book-nerd-thanks-to-haruki-murakamis-norwegian-wood.html/ |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet |language=en-US}}</ref>
* The [[Volcano Choir]] song "Alaskans" features a recording of Bukowski reading a poem on French television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/9202-volcano-choir/|title=Volcano Choir|website=Pitchfork|date=August 28, 2013 }}</ref>
* "[[Bluebird (Miranda Lambert song)|Bluebird]]" by Miranda Lambert is claimed to be the first country song inspired by Charles Bukowski to reach Number 1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/music/news/miranda-lambert-bluebird-number-one-interview-1234717192/|title=Miranda Lambert on Finally Reclaiming the No. 1 Spot With 'Bluebird': 'I Knew I Was Delivering Great Music'|first1=Chris|last1=Willman|date=July 27, 2020}}</ref>
* A 2006 musical comedy, ''Bukowsical!'', by Spencer Green and Gary Stockdale, pokes fun at Bukowski's life and hipster image.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Morgan|first=Terry|date=March 19, 2006|title=Bukowsical!|work=Variety|url=https://variety.com/2006/legit/markets-festivals/bukowsical-1200517590/}}</ref>

=== In film ===
* ''[[Barfly (film)|Barfly]]'', released in 1987, is a semi-autobiographical film written by Bukowski and starring [[Mickey Rourke]] as [[Henry Chinaski]], who represents Bukowski, and [[Faye Dunaway]] as his lover Wanda Wilcox. [[Sean Penn]] offered to play Chinaski for one dollar as long as his friend [[Dennis Hopper]] would direct,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=November 3, 1987|title=Big-Screen Time for Bukowski : 'Love Is a Dog' and 'Barfly' Put Hard-Living Poet in the Limelight|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-03-ca-18371-story.html|access-date=July 17, 2019|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> but the European director [[Barbet Schroeder]] had invested many years and thousands of dollars in the project and Bukowski felt Schroeder deserved to make it. Bukowski wrote the screenplay, was given script approval,<ref name=":0" /> and appears as a bar patron in a brief cameo.
* The 1991 French film ''[[Cold Moon (1991 film)|''Lune Froide'']]'', directed by [[Patrick Bouchitey]], was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival, and is based on the short stories "The Copulating Mermaid of Venice" and "Trouble with the Battery". 
* The 2005 film ''[[Factotum (film)|Factotum]]'', adapted from Bukowski's 1975 [[Factotum (novel)|novel of the same name]], was released to mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Factotum (2005) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/factotum |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=February 28, 2021}}</ref>
* In 2013, actor [[James Franco]] directed a film simply titled ''Bukowski'', with [[Josh Peck]] playing the writer. Franco wrote the script with his brother [[Dave Franco|Dave]]. The adaptation began shooting in Los Angeles on January 22, 2013, and was partially shot in [[Oxford Square]], a historic neighborhood of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/la-xpm-2013-feb-13-la-fi-ct-onlocation-bukowski20130213-story.html|title='Bukowski' plays role in modest rise for local film production|author=Richard Verrier|date=February 13, 2013|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> In April 2014, producer Cyril Humphris sued Franco, claiming that the film was an unauthorized adaptation of Bukowski's ''[[Ham on Rye]]'', to which Humphris had the film rights.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/james-franco-sued-violating-film-699013/|title=James Franco Sued for Violating Film Rights to Charles Bukowski Novel|first=Eriq|last=Gardner|date=April 25, 2014|access-date=December 14, 2023}}</ref> The lawsuit was eventually settled in October 2014, but the film has not been released since.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/james-franco-settles-lawsuit-charles-745235/|title=James Franco Settles Lawsuit Over Charles Bukowski Biopic|first=Eriq|last=Gardner|date=October 30, 2014|access-date=September 3, 2023}}</ref>
* Bukowski appeared with a cameo in the 1977 movie ''[[Supervan (film)|Supervan]]'', as the "Wet T-Shirt Contest Water Boy".<ref>{{Citation |title=Super Van (1977) – Lamar Gard, Lamar Card {{!}} Cast and Crew {{!}} AllMovie |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/super-van-v112316/cast-crew |language=en |access-date=2022-04-04}}</ref>
* ''[[Tales of Ordinary Madness]]'' (Italian: Storie di ordinaria follia, French: Contes de la folie ordinaire), starring [[Ben Gazzara|Ben Gazara]] and [[Ornella Muti]], is a 1981 film by Italian director [[Marco Ferreri]], based on the 1972 collection ''[[Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness]]''.