Blue Collar (1978)
- Directed by
- Paul Schrader
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, detective film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 201 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three auto workers rob their union's safe but find evidence of corruption. The film follows how the heist strains their friendship and pits them against union bosses and the FBI.
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What happens
Blue Collar is a 1978 American crime drama film directed by Paul Schrader in his directorial debut. Written by Schrader and his brother Leonard, the film stars Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kotto. The film is both a critique of union practices and an examination of life in a working-class Rust Belt enclave. Schrader, who wrote the script for Taxi Driver (1976), recalls the shooting as being very difficult because of the artistic and personal tensions he had with the actors (including the stars themselves). Schrader has also stated that while making the film, he suffered an on-set mental breakdown, which made him seriously reconsider his career. The film was shot in Detroit and Kalamazoo, Michigan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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