Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 03/04/2003
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DDS
Run Time: 83 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Miramax
Director
Wayne Wang and screenwriter
Paul Auster had enough storylines and characters left over from their charming comedy
Smoke to make another film, so they shot
Blue In The Face immediately after
Smoke was completed. 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.
~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
;)
