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Blue in the Face
A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun. But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant, the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout.
1995 · Directed by Paul Auster · 83 min · Comedy · 8 frames
Tagline
Welcome to the planet Brooklyn.
Crew
- Written by: Wayne Wang, Paul Auster
- Cinematography: Adam Holender
- Edited by: Christopher Tellefsen
- Production design: Kalina Ivanov
- Produced by: Peter Newman, Diana Phillips, Hisami Kuroiwa, Francey Grace
Cast
- Harvey Keitel as Auggie Wren
- Mel Gorham as Violet
- Victor Argo as Vinnie
- Roseanne Barr as Dot
- Giancarlo Esposito as Tommy Finelli
- Jared Harris as Jimmy Rose
- José Zúñiga as Jerry
- Jim Jarmusch as Bob
- Lou Reed as Man with Strange Glasses
- Keith David as Jackie Robinson
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: InterAL, Miramax
- Budget: $2,000,000
- Box office: $1,300,000
- Themes: smoking, corner shop, cigarette, tobacco
On this film
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