
The House of Blue Leaves
1987 · Movie · 1h 53m
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.4/10
Key crew
- Kirk BrowningDirector
- John GuareWriter
Cast
- Swoosie KurtzBananas Shaughnessy
- John MahoneyArtie Shaughnessy
- Christine BaranskiBunny Flingus
- Julie HagertyCorrinna Stroller
- Ben StillerRonnie Shaughnessy
- Richard PortnowBilly Einhorn
- Debra ColeLittle Nun
- Patricia FalkenhainHead Nun
- Jane CecilSecond Nun
- Ian BlackmanMP / El Dorado Bartender
- Brian EversThe White Man / El Dorado Bartender
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