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Blue in the Face

Blue in the Face

Sep 15, 1995
83 min
Comedy
6.5/ 10
173 votes

Overview

A wacky group of locals visit the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times and finding plenty of hilarious fun. But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant, the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
6.5/10
173 votes
IMDB
6.6/10
10,470 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
42%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
56/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$2,000,000Production cost
Box Office$1,300,000Worldwide gross
Profit-$700,000Loss
ROI
-35.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$1,268,636Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

2 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Welcome to the planet Brooklyn."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$1,300,000

Production Companies

Brooklyn Cigar Store CollectionInterALMiramax

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