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Trees Lounge

  • 19961996
  • RR
  • 1h 35min
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
16K
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POPULARITY
4,423
132
  • Cast & crew
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Steve Buscemi in Trees Lounge (1996)
Home Video Trailer from Artisan
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ComedyDrama

Tommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".Tommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".Tommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,423
132
  • Director
    • Steve Buscemi
  • Writer
    • Steve Buscemi
  • Stars
    • Steve Buscemi
    • Carol Kane
    • Mark Boone Junior
Top credits
  • Director
    • Steve Buscemi
  • Writer
    • Steve Buscemi
  • Stars
    • Steve Buscemi
    • Carol Kane
    • Mark Boone Junior
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  • See production, box office & company info
    • 80User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Trees Lounge
    Trailer 2:22
    Trees Lounge

    Photos78

    Steve Buscemi and Bronson Dudley in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Steve Buscemi and Debi Mazar in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Steve Buscemi and Chloë Sevigny in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Samuel L. Jackson, Bronson Dudley, and Lawrence Gilliard Jr. in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Steve Buscemi and Debi Mazar in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Eszter Balint and Mark Boone Junior in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Mimi Rogers and Chloë Sevigny in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Steve Buscemi and Anthony LaPaglia in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Anthony LaPaglia and Elizabeth Bracco in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Chloë Sevigny in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Steve Buscemi in Trees Lounge (1996)
    Mimi Rogers and Chloë Sevigny in Trees Lounge (1996)

    Top cast

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    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Tommyas Tommy
    Carol Kane
    Carol Kane
    • Connieas Connie
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    • Mikeas Mike
    Bronson Dudley
    • Billas Bill
    Anthony LaPaglia
    Anthony LaPaglia
    • Robas Rob
    • (as Anthony Lapaglia)
    Michael Buscemi
    Michael Buscemi
    • Raymondas Raymond
    Elizabeth Bracco
    Elizabeth Bracco
    • Theresaas Theresa
    John Ventimiglia
    John Ventimiglia
    • Johnnyas Johnny
    Steven Randazzo
    • Vicas Vic
    Suzanne Shepherd
    Suzanne Shepherd
    • Jackieas Jackie
    Rockets Redglare
    • Stanas Stan
    Joe Lisi
    Joe Lisi
    • Harryas Harry
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Crystalas Crystal
    Eszter Balint
    Eszter Balint
    • Marieas Marie
    Richard Boes
    • Freddieas Freddie
    Brooke Smith
    Brooke Smith
    • Tinaas Tina
    Carina Finn
    • Annaas Anna
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Uncle Alas Uncle Al
    • Director
      • Steve Buscemi
    • Writer
      • Steve Buscemi
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Things aren't going so well for Tommy Basilio. He lost his job because he "borrowed" money from the register, his girlfriend left him for his boss and is now pregnant, and he can't find work because of the incident. His life revolves around the Trees Lounge, a neighborhood bar over which he lives, full of the colorful eccentrics one finds in such places, like the estranged husband, or the old boozer drinking himself to death. He drunkenly wanders through his life, still in love with his ex, desperate for some sort of meaning beyond the bar, some sort of meaning to his life. —Gary Dickerson <slug@mail.utexas.edu>
    bardrinkingdrunkdrinkalcoholic drink25 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • A story about one man's search... for who knows what
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for plentiful strong language and some drug content
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Steve Buscemi once was an actual ice cream truck driver, on the streets where his character is shown driving such a truck.
    • Goofs
      During the opening credits, an old man at the bar orders a large glass of liquor filled with ice. In the next shot, there's no ice in the glass. However, this is a deliberate technique by the director to indicate the passage of time at Trees Lounge.
    • Quotes

      Tommy: Hey Bill, did - did you ever kill anybody?

      Bill: [slurred drunkenly] What kind of an asshole question is that?

      Tommy: I mean, in uh, Korea.

      Bill: What "career?"

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The First Wives Club/Big Night/Surviving Picasso/Last Man Standing/Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      I Understand (Just How You Feel)
      Written by Mabel Wayne & Kim Gannon

      Performed by The Ink Spots

      Published by EMI Waterford Music, Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. and EMI Feist Catalog Inc.

      Courtesy of The Everest Record Group

    User reviews80

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Fine writing and directing debut for Buscemi
    Whenever one thinks of Steve Buscemi the actor, one probably thinks of the line about his character in FARGO, where a girl says, "Well, he was funny looking...more than most people, even." That has more or less summed up the parts Buscemi has played throughout the years, way back to the mini-series of LONESOME DOVE. But he's got more range than that, as he showed in LIVING IN OBLIVION(1995), and this movie, which he also wrote and directed. The nice surprise is he also has the makings of a fine writer and director. There's no real plot here, which undoubtedly will throw some people(and has, if some of the comments are any indication), just observing a certain type of people(working-class and barflies) and how they live their lives. While it may drag at times, there's enough truth and detail to keep you interested. Buscemi also directs actors well; this is the film which convinced me Chloe Sevigny was for real. I understand Buscemi is making another film; I look forward to it.
    helpful•30
    5
    • SKG-2
    • Oct 27, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bizim Kafe
    • Filming locations
      • Assembly Bar, 73-02 Cooper Avenue, Glendale, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Addis Wechsler Pictures
      • Live Entertainment
      • Muse Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $749,741
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $39,830
      • Oct 13, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $749,741
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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