Blue in the Face
| Blue in the Face | |
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Promotional movie poster
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| Directed by |
Paul Auster Wayne Wang |
| Written by | Paul Auster Wayne Wang |
| Starring | |
| Music by | John Lurie |
| Cinematography |
Adam Holender Harvey Wang |
| Edited by |
Maysie Hoy Christopher Tellefsen |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Release date
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October 13, 1995 |
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Running time
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89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2 million |
| Box office | $1,268,636 |
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.
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. The bilingual duet with David Byrne, "God's Child (Baila Conmigo)" is used as sound track.
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.
The movie received mixed reviews.
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