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Blue in the Face (1995) 6.7
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Metascore: 54/100
Reviews: 43 user | 33 critic | 16 from Metacritic.com Wayne Wang's follow-up movie to Smoke presents a series of improvisational situations strung together to form a pastiche of Brooklyn's diverse ethnicity, offbeat humor, and essential ... See full summary » |
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Wayne Wang's follow-up movie to Smoke presents a series of improvisational situations strung together to form a pastiche of Brooklyn's diverse ethnicity, offbeat humor, and essential humanity. Many of the same characters inhabiting Auggie Wren's Brooklyn Cigar Store in Smoke return here to expound on their philosophy of smoking, relationships, baseball, New York, and Belgian Waffles. Most of all, this is a movie about living life, off-the-cuff. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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new york city | brooklyn new york city | red panties | color in title | ad lib |Taglines:
First there was "Smoke." Now there's fire. Auggie and his friends are back with more out-of-this-world tales. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 October 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Brooklyn Boogie See more »Filming Locations:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$1,275,999 (USA)Company Credits
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Performed by Antoninho Travadinha
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Antoninho Travadinha appears courtesy of Buda Musique
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The scene with Keith David as Jackie Robinson was based on a dream that Miramax chairman Harvey Weinstein had. See more »Goofs
Dot bolts the store door to talk with Auggie, then leaves without unlocking it. See more »Quotes
Man with Strange Glasses: I'm scared 24 hours a day, but not necessarily in New York.I actually feel pretty comfortable in New York.I get scared like in Sweden.You know, it's kind of empty. They're all drunk.Everything works.If you, you know... If you stop at a stop light and don't turn your engine off... people come over and talk to you about it.You open the medicine cabinet and there'll be a poster saying..."In case of suicide, call..."See more »
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BlimundoPerformed by Antoninho Travadinha
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Blue in the face might be boring to many because it doesn't follow a standard hollywood paradigm of rising action, climax, resolve. It is more documentary style, although fictitious, and quickly jumps from story to story and character to character. The editing is an interesting component because it successfully brings together disparate themes and characters (who are improvising their lines and stories to some degree). This and some fantastical elements provide a very romanticized view of Brooklyn. Altogether a cohesive piece with some nice performances and some insight into what it is to growup and live in a special loved place.