# Blue in the Face (1995)

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**Runtime**: 83 min
**Genres**: Comedy
**Directed by**: Wayne Wang, Paul Auster
**Written by**: Wayne Wang, Paul Auster
**Starring**: Harvey Keitel, Mel Gorham, Victor Argo, Roseanne Barr, Giancarlo Esposito, Jared Harris

> *Welcome to the planet Brooklyn.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Calling itself a celebration of neighborhood chaos, it stages a last-ditch grab for a beloved den of smoke and nonsense. The shop’s survival depends on a ragtag rescue crew improvising ever more desperate stunts. At least the rent was paid, even if sanity wasn’t.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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