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Blue Collar (1978)

R 114 min  -  Crime | Drama  -   10 February 1978 (USA)
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Three workers, Zeke, Jerry and Smokey, are working at a car plant and drinking their beers together... See full summary »

Director:

Paul Schrader
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Pryor ...
Zeke
Harvey Keitel ...
Jerry
Yaphet Kotto ...
Smokey
Ed Begley Jr. ...
Bobby Joe
Harry Bellaver Harry Bellaver ...
Eddie Johnson
George Memmoli George Memmoli ...
Jenkins
Lucy Saroyan Lucy Saroyan ...
Arlene Bartowski
Lane Smith ...
Clarence Hill
Cliff De Young ...
John Burrows
Borah Silver Borah Silver ...
Dogshit Miller
Chip Fields Chip Fields ...
Caroline Brown
Harry Northup ...
Hank
Leonard Gaines Leonard Gaines ...
I.R.S. Man
Milton Selzer Milton Selzer ...
Sumabitch
Sammy Warren Sammy Warren ...
Barney
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Storyline

Three workers, Zeke, Jerry and Smokey, are working at a car plant and drinking their beers together. One night when they steal away from their wives to have some fun they get the idea to rob the local union's bureau safe. First they think it is a flop, because they get only 600 dollars out of it, but then Zeke realizes that they also have gotten some 'hot' material. They decide to blackmail their union. The best reason for that is the union itself. All three are provoked by the fact that the union claims to have lost 10,000 dollars by their robbery. Written by Oliver Heidelbach  

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Plot Keywords:

Union | Robbery | Worker | Murder | Freeze Frame  | See more »

Taglines:

Whatever became of the "American Dream"?

Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Avdelning 291 - Detroit See more »

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Good Times can be seen on the TV. Chip Fields, who appears here as Zeke's wife Caroline, had a memorable set of guest appearances on that series as the mother of Penny (Janet Jackson.) See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Jerry, Zeke and Smoky are casing the union hall, Jerry asks "Who is in the Buick?" The car he is looking at is an Oldsmobile. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Dogshit Miller: You're not double-checking the stripping. I want it tighter.
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Connections

References The Pink Panther (1963) See more »

Soundtracks

"The World I'm Livin' In"
Performed by Byron Berline and Sundance
Courtesy of MCA Records, Inc. See more »