Blue in the Face

1995 · 83 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 10,343 VOTES · DIR. Paul Auster, Wayne Wang

Blue in the Face poster

Overview

Auggie runs a small tobacco shop in Brooklyn, New York. The whole neighborhood comes to visit him to buy cigarettes and have some small talk. During the movie Lou Reed tries to explain why he has to have a cut on his health insurance bill if he keeps smoking and Madonna acts as a Singing Telegram.

Dialogue Timeline — 844 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:25:32 There ain't one black person even hangin' around this neighborhood.
00:27:18 I was from Africa. But in case you didn't remember, they stole us from Africa.
00:29:51 Sittin' over here on your black behind
00:31:51 Like war movies. Nazis in movies?
00:33:52 before, uh, age 31.
00:35:49 - Really? - Well, don't you?
00:37:46 - No. But who is? - No. You're not satisfied?
00:39:53 And it definitely makes things nice, you know. Improves the tree.
00:42:20 It's dollars and cents.
00:44:34 Just when I get the deal together, he comes in playin' those fuckin' violins.
00:46:56 Ah, man! What I wouldn't give to sink my teeth into a Belgian waffle!
00:49:36 Yeah, there it is.
00:52:49 Ay, Augusto.!
00:55:05 I want out, and I wanna go have fun. And I'm gonna. I'm gonna.
00:57:04 I can't say... No, no, no. Dot.
00:59:20 What am I doing?
01:01:48 This is mine, all mine, and only mine.
01:04:20 Chee-chee chee-chee-chee chee-chee
01:06:21 - Do you mind if I join in? - Of course. Be my guest.
01:08:33 - Were you serious about the cigars? - No.
01:10:15 That's your problem. I don't think you're really realistic, black man.
01:12:04 - That ain't got nothing to do with my... - That's not the point.
01:15:44 You know, in case you get stuck up or something, you just pull the fish out.
01:18:59 You scream, I steam We all want egg cream

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed844
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:25:32
Final line01:18:59

Production Record

DirectorPaul Auster, Wayne Wang
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,000,000
Revenue$1,300,000
IMDb votes10,343