Blue Collar
1978 · Movie · 1h 54m · R
DramaCrime
""Blue Collar" is the American Dream. If you're rich, you can buy it. If you're anything else, you gotta fight for it."
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
96%
Metacritic
77/100
Key crew
- Paul SchraderDirector
- Leonard SchraderScreenplay
- Paul SchraderScreenplay
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard PryorEzekiel 'Zeke' Brown
- Harvey KeitelJerry Bartowski
- Yaphet KottoSam 'Smokey' James
- Ed Begley Jr.Bobby Joe
- Harry BellaverEddie Johnson
- George MemmoliJenkins
- Lucy SaroyanArlene Bartowski
- Lane SmithClarence Hill
- Cliff DeYoungJohn Burrows
- Borah SilverDogshit Miller
- Chip FieldsCaroline Brown
- Harry NorthupHank
Stills
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Themes
factory workerrobberyblackmaildrinkinguniondetroit, michiganblue collar workervending machinecar factoryassembly line