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Trees Lounge

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
17K
YOUR RATING
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".

  • Director
    • Steve Buscemi
  • Writer
    • Steve Buscemi
  • Stars
    • Steve Buscemi
    • Carol Kane
    • Mark Boone Junior
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Steve Buscemi
    • Writer
      • Steve Buscemi
    • Stars
      • Steve Buscemi
      • Carol Kane
      • Mark Boone Junior
    • 85User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 76Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Trees Lounge
    Trailer 2:22
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    Photos78

    Steve Buscemi and Bronson Dudley in Trees Lounge (1996)
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    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)
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    Steve Buscemi in Trees Lounge (1996)
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    Top cast

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    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Tommy
    Carol Kane
    Carol Kane
    • Connie
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    • Mike
    Bronson Dudley
    • Bill
    Anthony LaPaglia
    Anthony LaPaglia
    • Rob
    • (as Anthony Lapaglia)
    Michael Buscemi
    Michael Buscemi
    • Raymond
    Elizabeth Bracco
    Elizabeth Bracco
    • Theresa
    John Ventimiglia
    John Ventimiglia
    • Johnny
    Steven Randazzo
    Steven Randazzo
    • Vic
    Suzanne Shepherd
    Suzanne Shepherd
    • Jackie
    Rockets Redglare
    Rockets Redglare
    • Stan
    Joe Lisi
    Joe Lisi
    • Harry
    Debi Mazar
    Debi Mazar
    • Crystal
    Eszter Balint
    Eszter Balint
    • Marie
    Richard Boes
    • Freddie
    Brooke Smith
    Brooke Smith
    • Tina
    Carina Finn
    • Anna
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Uncle Al
    • Director
      • Steve Buscemi
    • Writer
      • Steve Buscemi
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    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 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 reviews85

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Labor of Love
    If John Cassavetes was alive, he'd have a copy of Trees Lounge in his video library. This is a story that is hard to tell, let alone find an audience. Although many can relate with the cast of lost souls hanging out at a bar most of the day, many will not admit to being somewhat connected to any of the characters. Filmed for less that 2 million, this independent, low budget, and somewhat of a masterpiece is brilliant as well as entertaining. Much of the cast has gone on to do other known films. Carol Kane, Mark Boone Junior Steve Buscemi, Bronson Dudley, Anthony LaPaglia and Steve's brother Michael Buscemi star in this Minnie and Moskowitz type story. Seymour Cassell and Mimi Rogers add their touch of magic to this story as well. A deep story with deep characters, this is a movie worth watching.
    helpful•38
    5
    • caspian1978
    • Apr 15, 2005

    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(Trees Lounge exterior)
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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