Blue Collar (1978)
Overview
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,700,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,521,083.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 9.354 |
Directed By
Paul Schrader
Crew
Ron Dawson
Robert L. Stevenson
Marvin E. Lewis
Donl Morse
Willie D. Burton
Winfred Tennison
Alice Rush
Paul Schrader
Glenn R. Wilder
Robin French
Tom Rolf
Lawrence G. Paull
Bobby Byrne
Dan Perri
Peg Cummings
Paul Schrader
Don Guest
Leonard Schrader
Jack Nitzsche
Sydney A. Glass
David Nichols
Vic Ramos
Rusty Meek
Daniel Franklin
Rusty Meek
Michael C. Ayers
Ernie Sawyers
Mort Zwicker
Tom Beckert
Stanley H. Polinsky
James G. Stewart
Glenn R. Wilder
Jim Connors
Frank Orsatti
William D. Barber
Rick Borchardt
James F. Boyle
Ophelious Braxton
David Calloway
Doug J. Campbell
William Dear
Wynn Hammer
Aaron Pazanti
Ted Sugiura
Robert C. Thomas
Ron Kenyon
Jim Taylor
Sandy Davis
Janice Hampton
Michael Boddicker
Ry Cooder
Wallace C. Bennett
David Hoberman
Bonnie Bruckheimer
TOP CAST
Richard Pryor
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Harvey Keitel
Jerry Bartowski
Yaphet Kotto
Sam 'Smokey' James
Ed Begley Jr.
Bobby Joe
Harry Bellaver
Eddie Johnson
George Memmoli
Jenkins
Lucy Saroyan
Arlene Bartowski
Lane Smith
Clarence Hill
Cliff DeYoung
John Burrows
Borah Silver
Dogshit Miller
Chip Fields
Caroline Brown
Harry Northup
Hank
Leonard Gaines
I.R.S. Man
Milton Selzer
Sumabitch
Sammy Warren
Barney
Jimmy Martinez
Charlie T. Hernandez
Jerry Dahlmann
Superintendent
Denny Arnold
Unshaven Thug
Rock Riddle
Blond Thug
Stacey Baldwin
Debby Bartowski
Steve Butts
Bob Bartowski
Stephen P. Dunn
Flannigan
Speedy Brown
Slim
Davone Florence
Frazier Brown
Eddie Singleton
Ali Brown
Ava Singleton
Aretha Brown
Vermettya Royster
Neighbor
Jaime Carreire
Little Joe
Victoria McFarland
Doris
Gloria Delaney
Party Girl
Rosa Flores
Party Girl
Crystal McCarey
Party Girl
Debra Fay Walker
Party Girl
Gino Ardito
Detective
Sean Fallon Walsh
Detective
Vincent Lucchesi
Newspaper Reporter
Jerry Snider
TV Reporter
Colby Chester
TV Reporter
Donl Morse
Union Member
William Pelt
Union Member
Tracey Walter
Union Member
Almeria Quinn
Union Secretary
Lee McDonald
Security Guard
Rodney Lee Walker
Boy in Dime Store
Vincent Di Paolo
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Doctor Hayes
Union Worker (uncredited)
Jeannine Oppewall
Woman with Bicycle (uncredited)
Jimmy Williams
Union Member with Broken Leg (uncredited)
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