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Blue in the Face

  • 1995
  • S
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
10K
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Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, and Mel Gorham in Blue in the Face (1995)
Watch Official Trailer
Play trailer1:27
1 Video
33 Photos
Comedy

Brooklyn Cigar Store is a neighborhood hangout in Brooklyn with Auggie Wren/H.Keitel as center. Some people are interviewed about Brooklyn, spiced up with statistics on Brooklyn.Brooklyn Cigar Store is a neighborhood hangout in Brooklyn with Auggie Wren/H.Keitel as center. Some people are interviewed about Brooklyn, spiced up with statistics on Brooklyn.Brooklyn Cigar Store is a neighborhood hangout in Brooklyn with Auggie Wren/H.Keitel as center. Some people are interviewed about Brooklyn, spiced up with statistics on Brooklyn.

  • Directors
    • Paul Auster
    • Wayne Wang
    • Harvey Wang
  • Writers
    • Paul Auster
    • Wayne Wang
  • Stars
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Lou Reed
    • Michael J. Fox
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Paul Auster
      • Wayne Wang
      • Harvey Wang
    • Writers
      • Paul Auster
      • Wayne Wang
    • Stars
      • Harvey Keitel
      • Lou Reed
      • Michael J. Fox
    • 46User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:27
    Watch Official Trailer

    Photos33

    Auggie & Vinnie's wife
    Auggie & Bob
    Violetta & Auggie
    Auggie & Bob
    Auggie & the singing telegram girl
    Madonna appears as the singing telegram girl
    Lou Reed as the man with strange glasses
    Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, and Mel Gorham in Blue in the Face (1995)
    Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, and Mel Gorham in Blue in the Face (1995)
    Blue in the Face (1995)
    Harvey Keitel and Mel Gorham in Blue in the Face (1995)
    Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, and Mel Gorham in Blue in the Face (1995)

    Cast55

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    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Auggie Wren
    Lou Reed
    Lou Reed
    • Man with Strange Glasses
    Michael J. Fox
    Michael J. Fox
    • Pete Maloney
    Roseanne Barr
    Roseanne Barr
    • Dot
    • (as Roseanne)
    Mel Gorham
    Mel Gorham
    • Violet
    Jim Jarmusch
    Jim Jarmusch
    • Bob
    Lily Tomlin
    Lily Tomlin
    • Waffle Eater
    Jared Harris
    Jared Harris
    • Jimmy Rose
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Tommy Finelli
    Malik Yoba
    Malik Yoba
    • Watch Man
    José Zúñiga
    José Zúñiga
    • Jerry
    • (as Jose Zuniga)
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Vinnie
    Stephen Gevedon
    Stephen Gevedon
    • Dennis
    The John Lurie National Orchestra
    • Street Band
    Madonna
    Madonna
    • Singing Telegram
    Sharif Rashed
    • Purse Snatcher
    Mira Sorvino
    Mira Sorvino
    • Young Lady
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Jackie Robinson
    • Directors
      • Paul Auster
      • Wayne Wang
      • Harvey Wang(video segments)
    • Writers
      • Paul Auster(uncredited)
      • Wayne Wang
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Every scene was filmed in ten-minute uninterrupted takes. The directors would hold up signs reading "Keep it up" or "Boring" for the actors and actresses instead of stopping the filming.
    • Goofs
      Dot bolts the store door to talk with Auggie, then leaves without unlocking it.
    • 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..."

    • Crazy credits
      Situations Created in collaboration with THE ACTORS
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Scarlet Letter/The Celluloid Closet/Jade/Blue in the Face/Les Miserables (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      God's Child
      Performed by David Byrne and Selena
      Written by David Byrne
      Published by Moldy Fig Music (BMI)
      David Byrne appears courtesy of Luaka Bop/Warner Brothers Records Inc.
      Selena appears courtesy of EMI Latin Records

    User reviews46

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    another precinct heard from
    (Most) everybody's wrong about this movie. It's an absolute delight the whole way through. The ad-lib scenes are true, all the monologues are intersting, the stars just pound on their likeability and it works.
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    • joeleejoel
    • Jun 24, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 1995 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Miramax (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Зі зневірою в особі
    • Filming locations
      • 209 Prospect Park West and 16th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(Cigar shop.)
    • Production companies
      • Miramax
      • InterAL
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,268,636
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $104,365
      • Oct 15, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,268,636
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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