Blue in the face

United States, 1995

Film
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Director Wayne Wang and screenwriter Paul Auster team up again for the follow up movie from “Smoke”. This film once again centres on the Brooklyn corner Cigar Store and manager Auggie Wren (Harvey Keitel), although most of the other characters are different. Plotlines follow Auggie’s frustrated wife, Dot (Roseanne), and her attempts to seduce her husband. Also included are appearances by Jim Jarmusch, who shows up as a man about to smoke his last cigarette, and Lily Tomlin as a man with chest hair, obsessed with acquiring a Belgian waffle. Cast also includes Madonna, Michael J. Fox, Lou Reed (as himself) and Mira Sorvino.

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Credits

co-director

Paul Auster

Wayne Wang

co-producer

Diana Phillips

Greg Johnson

Peter Newman

production company

Miramax Films

Duration

01:25:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1995

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311379

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q2478977

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