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Blue Collar

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R,1hr 54min

Genre:

Drama

Released:

February 10, 1978

Director:

Paul Schrader

Distributor:

Universal Pictures

Starring:

Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto ...more

Synopsis: Paul Schrader's directorial debut examines the trials of Detroit autoworkers living at the mercy of a heartless corporation and a corrupt union. Surviving from paycheck to paycheck, Checker Cab assembly linemen Zeke (Richard Pryor), Jerry (Harvey Keitel), and Smokey (Yaphet Kotto) scrape by and take pleasure in a few rounds of beer or bowling (and occasional illicit amusements). But when their money troubles pile up, Jerry and Smokey join Zeke in a desperate plan to steal cash from their local union ... Full Synopsis

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	Michael Betzold, AMG Review Richard Pryor's best dramatic performance is at the heart of Blue Collar, a rare American film that casts an unflinching look at the high-pressure life of working-class people. Acclaimed screenwriter Paul Schrader (who wrote such films as Taxi Driver and Raging Bull) made his directorial debut with this simmering story about three desperate Detroit autoworkers (played by Pryor, Harvey Keitel, and Full Review

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	Richard Pryor Zeke Brown Harvey Keitel Jerry Bartkowski Yaphet Kotto Smokey Ed Begley, Jr. Bobby Joe

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