Smoke (film)
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| Directed by | Wayne Wang |
| Produced by | Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Hisami Kuroiwa, Peter Newman, Kenzo Horikoshi, Greg Johnson |
| Written by | Paul Auster |
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| Music by | Rachel Portman |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $7 million |
| Box office | $38 million |
Smoke is a 1995 American independent film by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster. The original story was written by Paul Auster, who also wrote the screenplay. The film was produced by Hisami Kuroiwa, Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein and directed by Wayne Wang. Among others, it features Harvey Keitel, William Hurt, Victor Argo, Forest Whitaker, Ashley Judd, and Harold Perrineau Jr..
The film follows the lives of multiple characters, all of whom are connected via their patronage of a small Brooklyn tobacconist store managed by Auggie (Harvey Keitel). Brooklyn Cigar Co. was located on the corner of 16th Street and Prospect Park West.
The film was followed by Blue in the Face, a sequel of sorts that continues following a few of the characters and introduces several new ones.
The film maintains a 93% average on Rotten Tomatoes. It earned $8 million in the United States and $30 million overseas.
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The character Augustus "Auggie" Wren (played by Harvey Keitel) is modelled after the real-life owner of Augie's Jazz Bar, which closed in 1998. When the establishment reopened in 1999, the new owners could not keep the former establishment's name. To honor its legacy, they named the new club after the 1995 film.
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