Blue In The Face
Filmfest 2015
USA 1995
Original version with German subtitles
(Original: English)
Director: Paul Auster, Wayne Wang
Section: Homage | Andy Warhol
A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun. But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant, the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout.
Miramax
Lou Reed's appearance in the Brooklyn cigar store that's a haven for the neighborhood's oddball characters was widely considered to be one of the highlights of the sequel to Wayne Wang's SMOKE.
Cast: Lou Reed, Michael J. Fox, Roseanne Barr, Mel Gorham, Jim Jarmusch
Credits
Screenplay: Paul Auster, Wayne Wang
Director of Photography: Adam Holender
Film Editor: Christopher Tellefsen
Composer: John Lurie
Production Designer: Kalina Ivanov
Costume Design: Claudia Brown
Sound: Marko Costanzo
Producer: Greg Johnson, Peter Newman, Diana Phillips
Production Company: InterAL
Co-Producer: Hisami Kuroiwa
World Sales: Park Circus Ltd.
Director: Paul Auster, Wayne Wang