Drama ·Crime · United States of America · 1978 · 1h 54m

Blue Collar

Blue Collar poster
Director
Paul Schrader
Cast
Richard Pryor as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown Harvey Keitel as Jerry Bartowski Yaphet Kotto as Sam 'Smokey' James Ed Begley Jr. as Bobby Joe Harry Bellaver as Eddie Johnson George Memmoli as Jenkins
Crew
Bobby Byrne — Director of Photography Tom Rolf — Editor Jack Nitzsche — Original Music Composer Leonard Schrader — Screenplay Paul Schrader — Screenplay Don Guest — Producer
Tagline

"Blue Collar" is the American Dream. If you're rich, you can buy it. If you're anything else, you gotta fight for it.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Blue Collar — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
factory workerrobberyblackmaildrinkinguniondetroit, michiganblue collar workervending machinecar factoryassembly line
Key Collaborators
Paul Schrader Director Bobby Byrne Director of Photography Tom Rolf Editor Jack Nitzsche Original Music Composer Leonard Schrader Screenplay Paul Schrader Screenplay Don Guest Producer Lawrence G. Paull Production Design
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