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Overview

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7.4/10   1,756 votes
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Director:
Paul Schrader
Writers:
Paul Schrader (written by) and
Leonard Schrader (written by) ...
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Release Date:
10 February 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
Whatever became of the "American Dream"?
Plot:
Three workers, Zeke, Jerry and Smokey, are working at a car plant and drinking their beers together... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Memorable film more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Pryor ... Zeke Brown

Harvey Keitel ... Jerry Bartowski
Yaphet Kotto ... Smokey James

Ed Begley Jr. ... Bobby Joe
Harry Bellaver ... Eddie Johnson Union President AAW Local 291
George Memmoli ... Jenkins
Lucy Saroyan ... Arlene Bartowski

Lane Smith ... Clarence Hill, Union Steward

Cliff De Young ... John Burrows
Borah Silver ... Dogshit Miller, Foreman
Chip Fields ... Caroline Brown

Harry Northup ... Hank
Leonard Gaines ... Mr. Bird, I.R.S. Man
Milton Selzer ... Sumabitch
Sammy Warren ... Barney
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Additional Details

Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Filming Locations:
Detroit, Michigan, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The word "fuck" and all various permutations of it are said 173 times. more
Quotes:
Smokey James: Why do you go to the line every Friday?
Jerry Bartowski: Well ...
Smokey James: Because the finance man's gonna be at your house on Saturday, right? That's exactly what the company wants - to keep you on their line. They'll do anything to keep you on their line. They pit the lifers against the new boys, the old against the young, the black against the white - ANYTHING to keep us in our place.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Goodbye, So Long more

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10 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Memorable film, 31 December 2004
9/10
Author: john andrews from Australia

Certain films remain at the back of one's mind for many years. The first time I saw the film, on television, I was impressed by the realism of the situation and honesty of acting. The film is enhanced by the driving power of the theme music. Years later, I again saw the film on television and was reminded of it and how good it is. The lead actors, Yaphet Koto, Harvey Keitel and Richard Prior, must have enjoyed much critical acclaim from fellow actors for their performances. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good story without too obvious predictability and easy options, especially those who think that all American movies are romanticism floss.

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