Movie Description
The House of Blue Leaves
(1987)Overview
On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in adulation, Artie, a zookeeper living in Sunnyside, Queens, thinks it's time for his life to be blessed, too. He desperately wants to escape his lower middle-class existence and become a popular singer and songwriter, but his life is complicated by an ambitious mistress, a crazy wife and a bomb-making son.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kirk Browning
- Producer : Iris Merlis
- Writer : John Guare
- Editor : Alfred Müller
- Cast : Swoosie Kurtz,John Mahoney,Christine Baranski,Julie Hagerty,Ben Stiller,Richard Portnow,Debra Cole,Patricia Falkenhain,Jane Cecil,Ian Blackman,Brian Evers
Cast
Bananas Shaughnessy
Artie Shaughnessy
Bunny Flingus
Corrinna Stroller
Ronnie Shaughnessy
Billy Einhorn
Little Nun
Head Nun
Second Nun
MP / El Dorado Bartender
The White Man / El Dorado Bartender
Posters
Facts
Original TitleThe House of Blue Leaves
Status Released
Release Information
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1987-05-25
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 53m
Production CompaniesAmerican Playhouse,Brandman Productions
