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Blue in the Face (1995) 6.7
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Reviews: 43 user | 33 critic | 16 from Metacritic.com Wayne Wang's follow-up movie to Smoke presents a series of improvisational situations strung together to form a pastiche of Brooklyn's diverse ethnicity, offbeat humor, and essential ... See full summary » |
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Wayne Wang's follow-up movie to Smoke presents a series of improvisational situations strung together to form a pastiche of Brooklyn's diverse ethnicity, offbeat humor, and essential humanity. Many of the same characters inhabiting Auggie Wren's Brooklyn Cigar Store in Smoke return here to expound on their philosophy of smoking, relationships, baseball, New York, and Belgian Waffles. Most of all, this is a movie about living life, off-the-cuff. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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new york city | brooklyn new york city | red panties | color in title | ad lib |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 October 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Brooklyn Boogie See more »Filming Locations:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USABox Office
Budget:
$2,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$1,275,999 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Albert von Tilzer and Jack Norworth
Published by Broadway Music and Beinstock Publishing Co. on behalf of Redwood Music Ltd. (ASCAP)
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Filmed in just five days, using the same set and much of the same cast as Smoke (1995). The premise of the film came to directors Wayne Wang and Paul Auster while watching an improvisation session between Harvey Keitel et. al. to help them get into character for filming Smoke (1995). They decided that the improvisations were so funny that they would spend a few days after shooting Smoke just filming film is almost entirely improvised. Auster and Wang claim to have "borrowed" the idea of shooting another movie on the back of an existing one from Roger Corman who often used to shoot movies very quickly on leftover sets from other productions. See more »Goofs
Dot bolts the store door to talk with Auggie, then leaves without unlocking it. See more »Quotes
Man with Strange Glasses: I don't know anyone in New York who doesn't say 'I'm leaving'. I've been thinking of leaving New York for... uh... thirty-five years now.See more »
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Take Me Out To The BallgameWritten by Albert von Tilzer and Jack Norworth
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Blue in the face might be boring to many because it doesn't follow a standard hollywood paradigm of rising action, climax, resolve. It is more documentary style, although fictitious, and quickly jumps from story to story and character to character. The editing is an interesting component because it successfully brings together disparate themes and characters (who are improvising their lines and stories to some degree). This and some fantastical elements provide a very romanticized view of Brooklyn. Altogether a cohesive piece with some nice performances and some insight into what it is to growup and live in a special loved place.