Blue Collar (1978)
1h 54m
Running Time
February 10, 1978Release Date
Blue Collar (1978)
1h 54m
Running Time
February 10, 1978Release Date
Network & Production Companies


Plot.
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
Where to Watch.





Currently Blue Collar is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Richard Pryor
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown

Harvey Keitel
Jerry Bartowski

Yaphet Kotto
Sam 'Smokey' James

Ed Begley Jr.
Bobby Joe

Harry Bellaver
Eddie Johnson

George Memmoli
Jenkins

Lucy Saroyan
Arlene Bartowski

Lane Smith
Clarence Hill

Cliff DeYoung
John Burrows

Borah Silver
Dogshit Miller

Chip Fields
Caroline Brown

Harry Northup
Hank

Leonard Gaines
I.R.S. Man

Milton Selzer
Sumabitch

Sammy Warren
Barney

Jimmy Martinez
Charlie T. Hernandez

Jerry Dahlmann
Superintendent

Denny Arnold
Unshaven Thug

Rock Riddle
Blond Thug

Stacey Baldwin
Debby Bartowski

Steve Butts
Bob Bartowski

Stephen P. Dunn
Flannigan

Speedy Brown
Slim

Davone Florence
Frazier Brown

Eddie Singleton
Ali Brown

Ava Singleton
Aretha Brown

Vermettya Royster
Neighbor

Jaime Carreire
Little Joe

Victoria McFarland
Doris

Gloria Delaney
Party Girl

Rosa Flores
Party Girl

Crystal McCarey
Party Girl

Debra Fay Walker
Party Girl

Gino Ardito
Detective

Sean Fallon Walsh
Detective

Vincent Lucchesi
Newspaper Reporter

Jerry Snider
TV Reporter

Colby Chester
TV Reporter

Donl Morse
Union Member / Makeup Artist

William Pelt
Union Member

Tracey Walter
Union Member

Almeria Quinn
Union Secretary

Lee McDonald
Security Guard

Rodney Lee Walker
Boy in Dime Store

Vincent Di Paolo
Factory Worker (uncredited)

Doctor Hayes
Union Worker (uncredited)

Jeannine Oppewall
Woman with Bicycle (uncredited)

Jimmy Williams
Union Member with Broken Leg (uncredited)

Ron Dawson
Wardrobe Designer

Robert L. Stevenson
Hairstylist

Marvin E. Lewis
Sound

Willie D. Burton
Sound

Winfred Tennison
Sound

Alice Rush
Wardrobe Designer

Paul Schrader
Director / Screenplay

Glenn R. Wilder
Stunt Coordinator / Stunt Driver

Robin French
Executive Producer

Tom Rolf
Editor

Lawrence G. Paull
Production Design

Bobby Byrne
Director of Photography

Dan Perri
Title Designer

Peg Cummings
Set Decoration

Don Guest
Producer

Leonard Schrader
Screenplay

Jack Nitzsche
Original Music Composer

Sydney A. Glass
Original Concept

David Nichols
Associate Producer

Vic Ramos
Casting

Rusty Meek
Production Manager / First Assistant Director

Daniel Franklin
Second Assistant Director

Michael C. Ayers
Property Master

Ernie Sawyers
Property Master

Mort Zwicker
Construction Coordinator

Tom Beckert
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Stanley H. Polinsky
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James G. Stewart
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jim Connors
Stunt Driver

Frank Orsatti
Stunt Driver

William D. Barber
Second Assistant Camera

Rick Borchardt
Key Grip

James F. Boyle
Gaffer

Ophelious Braxton
Second Company Grip

David Calloway
Second Assistant Camera

Doug J. Campbell
Dolly Grip

William Dear
Additional Camera

Wynn Hammer
Still Photographer

Aaron Pazanti
Best Boy Grip

Ted Sugiura
First Assistant Camera

Robert C. Thomas
Camera Operator

Ron Kenyon
Lighting Technician

Jim Taylor
Still Photographer

Sandy Davis
Assistant Editor

Janice Hampton
Assistant Editor

Michael Boddicker
Musician

Ry Cooder
Additional Music

Wallace C. Bennett
Script Supervisor
Media.














Details.
Release DateFebruary 10, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Content RatingR
Budget$1,700,000
Box Office$6,521,083
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
robbery
factory worker
blackmail
drinking
union
detroit
blue collar worker
vending machine
car factory
assembly line
Wiki.
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.
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