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Smoke
Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.
1995 · Directed by Wayne Wang · 112 min · Comedy · Drama · 9 frames
Tagline
The most precious things are lighter than air.
Crew
- Written by: Paul Auster
- Cinematography: Adam Holender
- Edited by: Maysie Hoy, Christopher Tellefsen
- Music: Rachel Portman
- Production design: Kalina Ivanov
- Produced by: Peter Newman, Hisami Kuroiwa, Kenzo Horikoshi, Greg Johnson
Cast
- Harvey Keitel as Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
- William Hurt as Paul Benjamin
- Stockard Channing as Ruby McNutt
- Harold Perrineau as Thomas 'Rashid' Cole
- Forest Whitaker as Cyrus Cole
- Giancarlo Esposito as 1st OTB Man / Tommy
- José Zúñiga as 2nd OTB Man / Jerry
- Stephen Gevedon as OTB Man #3 / Dennis
- Jared Harris as Jimmy Rose
- Ashley Judd as Felicity
Production
- Country: Germany, Japan, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Miramax, NDF International, Eurospace
- Budget: $7,000,000
- Box office: $8,349,430
- Themes: smoking, robber, cigarette, laden, writer, meditative
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