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Trees Lounge
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R,1hr 34min
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October 11, 1996
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Geneon
Synopsis: Character actor Steve Buscemi made his debut as a writer and director with this seriocomic tale of a guy who is going through something but doesn't know just what it is. Tommy is a 31-year-old auto mechanic who lost his last job after "borrowing" 1,500 dollars from the cash register and heading to Atlantic City, where he wasted no time losing it all at the tables. The fact that he can't get his own car to run isn't impressing any prospective employers, so Tommy spends much of his time at the Trees ... Full Synopsis
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For an actor who made his name in films by style-over-substance directors (Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez), Steve Buscemi presents a surprisingly quiet, no-frills character study for his feature directorial debut, Trees Lounge. Also serving as writer and star, Buscemi tones down his own trademark talkiness in the central role of Tommy, a Long Island barfly and out-of-work mechanic who's spinning ... Full Review
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