· United States of America · 1987 · 1h 53m

The House of Blue Leaves

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Director
Kirk Browning
Cast
Swoosie Kurtz as Bananas Shaughnessy John Mahoney as Artie Shaughnessy Christine Baranski as Bunny Flingus Julie Hagerty as Corrinna Stroller Ben Stiller as Ronnie Shaughnessy Richard Portnow as Billy Einhorn
Crew
Alfred Müller — Editor John Guare — Writer Iris Merlis — Producer Tony Walton — Production Design Ann Roth — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Kirk Browning Director Alfred Müller Editor John Guare Writer Iris Merlis Producer Tony Walton Production Design Ann Roth Costume Design
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