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Blue in the Face

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
9.6K
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Blue in the Face (1995)
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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.

IMDb RATING
6.6/10
9.6K
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  • Directors
    • Paul Auster
    • Wayne Wang
    • Harvey Wang(video segments)
  • Writers
    • Paul Auster(situations)
    • Wayne Wang(situations)
  • Stars
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Lou Reed
    • Michael J. Fox
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Paul Auster
    • Wayne Wang
    • Harvey Wang(video segments)
  • Writers
    • Paul Auster(situations)
    • Wayne Wang(situations)
  • Stars
    • Harvey Keitel
    • Lou Reed
    • Michael J. Fox
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:27
    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
    Blue in the Face (1995)
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    Top cast

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    Harvey Keitel
    Harvey Keitel
    • Auggie Wrenas Auggie Wren
    Lou Reed
    Lou Reed
    • Man with Strange Glassesas Man with Strange Glasses
    Michael J. Fox
    Michael J. Fox
    • Pete Maloneyas Pete Maloney
    Roseanne Barr
    Roseanne Barr
    • Dotas Dot
    Mel Gorham
    Mel Gorham
    • Violetas Violet
    Jim Jarmusch
    Jim Jarmusch
    • Bobas Bob
    Lily Tomlin
    Lily Tomlin
    • Waffle Eateras Waffle Eater
    Jared Harris
    Jared Harris
    • Jimmy Roseas Jimmy Rose
    Giancarlo Esposito
    Giancarlo Esposito
    • Tommy Finellias Tommy Finelli
    Malik Yoba
    Malik Yoba
    • Watch Manas Watch Man
    José Zúñiga
    José Zúñiga
    • Jerryas Jerry
    • (as Jose Zuniga)
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Vinnieas Vinnie
    Stephen Gevedon
    Stephen Gevedon
    • Dennisas Dennis
    The John Lurie National Orchestra
    • Street Bandas Street Band
    Madonna
    Madonna
    • Singing Telegramas Singing Telegram
    Sharif Rashed
    • Purse Snatcheras Purse Snatcher
    Mira Sorvino
    Mira Sorvino
    • Young Ladyas Young Lady
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Jackie Robinsonas Jackie Robinson
    • Directors
      • Paul Auster
      • Wayne Wang
      • Harvey Wang(video segments)
    • Writers
      • Paul Auster(situations) (characters)
      • Wayne Wang(situations)
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    Storyline

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    Wayne Wang's follow-up movie to Smoke (1995) 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 (1995) return here to expound on their philosophy of smoking, relationships, baseball, New York City, and Belgian Waffles. Most of all, this is a movie about living life, off-the-cuff. —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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    • topless female nudity
    • husband wife relationship
    • cigar smoking
    • cigarette smoking
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    • Taglines
      • Welcome to the planet Brooklyn.
    • Genre
      • Comedy
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and a scene of nudity
    • Parents guide

    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 At 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 reviews45

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    Top review
    NY by new yorkers!
    New York is not an unanimity! That's for sure! A movie about the city has to follow the same guidelines. You either love or hate it! Whomever comes to meet the city, makes one's own mind about it. "Blue in the face" is sarcastic, funny, rude and spontaneous. Just like the big apple! Sometimes it looks more like a documentary, with people talking loosely about all kinds of issues, from Ebett's Field to cigarettes. But always with the same Brooklinesque way of living, so peculiar and yet so universal. If you like NY, gotta watch the movie! If you don't, I am sorry!
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    • ddaraujo
    • Apr 17, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Miramax (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Moder v obraz
    • Filming locations
      • 209 Prospect Park West and 16th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • 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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