Blue in the Face
5.6 /10 1 Votes
43% Rotten Tomatoes 54% Metacritic Genre Comedy Music director John Lurie Country United States | 6.7/10 IMDb 2.5/4 Roger Ebert Director Paul Auster
Wayne Wang Initial DVD release March 4, 2003 Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 13, 1995 Writer Paul Auster (situations), Wayne Wang (situations) Directors Paul Auster, Wayne Wang, Harvey Wang Cast Lou Reed (Man with Strange Glasses), Michael J. Fox (Pete Maloney), Roseanne Barr (Dot), Mel Gorham (Violet), Jim Jarmusch (Bob), Lily Tomlin (Waffle eater)Similar movies Thank You for Smoking , Smoke , Cigarette , Coffee and Cigarettes , Thorn Castle , Ostane okus dima na kraju | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blue in the Face is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster. It stars Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Giancarlo Esposito, Roseanne Barr, Michael J. Fox, Lily Tomlin, Mira Sorvino, Lou Reed, Mel Gorham, Jim Jarmusch and Malik Yoba.
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Blue in the Face was filmed over a five-day period as a follow-up to Wang's 1995 movie Smoke. During production of Smoke, Keitel and the others ad-libbed scenes in-character between takes and a sequel was made using this improvised material.
Lily Tomlin was nominated for an American Comedy Award as "Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" for her performance in this picture.
Blue in the Face features songs by singer Selena. Her bilingual duet with David Byrne, "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)", appears on the film's soundtrack.
Plot
The film once again centers on the Brooklyn Cigar Store and manager Auggie (Harvey Keitel), although most of the other characters are different. The store owner's frustrated wife Dot (Roseanne) is one of them, and one of the plotlines follows her attempts to seduce Auggie. Madonna, Michael J. Fox, Lily Tomlin, and Lou Reed (as himself) also put in appearances. Blue In The Face was shot without a complete script and presents a unique combination of distinctive performances, oddball characters, improvisations, and raffish scenes.
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Reception
The movie received mixed reviews.
References
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