Italy / Jun 14, 1979 / Pesaro Film Festival
"Blue Collar" is the American Dream. If you're rich, you can buy it. If you're anything else, you gotta fight for it.
1h 54min
Overall average
5.0/10
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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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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) |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Blue Collar |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TAT Communications Company, Universal Pictures |
| Release date | 10 febbraio 1978 |
| Executive producer | Robin French |
| Production | Don Guest, David Nichols |
| Writer | Leonard Schrader, Paul Schrader, Sydney A. Glass |
| Casting | Vic Ramos |
| Editing | Tom Rolf, Sandy Davis, Janice Hampton |
| Cinematography | Bobby Byrne, William D. Barber, Rick Borchardt, Ophelious Braxton, David Calloway, Doug J. Campbell, William Dear, Wynn Hammer, Aaron Pazanti, Ted Sugiura, Robert C. Thomas, Jim Taylor |
| Assistant directors | Daniel Franklin, Rusty Meek, Paul Schrader, Wallace C. Bennett |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
United States / Feb 10, 1978 / R
France / Nov 29, 1978
Germany / Feb 27, 1979 / 16 / Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kino
Netherlands / May 10, 1979 / 12
Physical media
France / Feb 08, 2000 / TP
Netherlands / Apr 01, 2009 / 12 / DVD, Blu ray
TV
Italy / Mar 19, 1986 / Rai 3
Netherlands / Aug 09, 2003 / 12 / Net 5
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