Blue in the Face (1995)
Overview
Auggie runs a small tobacco shop in Brooklyn, New York. The whole neighborhood comes to visit him to buy cigarettes and have some small talk. During the movie Lou Reed tries to explain why he has to have a cut on his health insurance bill if he keeps smoking and Madonna acts as a Singing Telegram.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $2,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,300,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.225 |
Directed By
Paul Auster
Wayne Wang
Crew
Paul Auster
Wayne Wang
Harvey Keitel
Bob Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Peter Newman
Diana Phillips
Hisami Kuroiwa
Francey Grace
John Lurie
Billy Martin
Calvin Weston
Adam Holender
Christopher Tellefsen
Greg Johnson
K.C. Bailey
Barry Wetcher
Karen Kelsall
Heidi Levitt
Kalina Ivanov
Claudia Brown
Maysie Hoy
Wayne Wang
Paul Auster
Robert Hein
TOP CAST
Harvey Keitel
Auggie Wren
Lou Reed
Man with Strange Glasses
Michael J. Fox
Pete Maloney
Roseanne Barr
Dot
Lily Tomlin
Waffle eater
Giancarlo Esposito
Tommy Finelli
José Zúñiga
Jerry
Madonna
Singing Telegram
Mira Sorvino
Young lady
Keith David
Jackie Robinson
Victor Argo
Vinnie
Jim Jarmusch
Bob
Jared Harris
Jimmy Rose
Mel Gorham
Violet
Malik Yoba
Watch Man
John Lurie
Saxophone player
Stephen Gevedon
Dennis
Sharif Rashed
Purse snatcher
Peggy Gormley
Sue the waitress
RuPaul
Dancer
Esteban Fernández
Dancer
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