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Blue Collar

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 54m
  • 77

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Paul Schrader

Producer:

Robin French, Don Guest, David Nichols

Release Date:

Feb 10, 1978

Runtime:

1hr 54m

Synopsis

When three automotive factory workers who're struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail.

Cast

  • Richard Pryor
  • Harvey Keitel
  • Yaphet Kotto
  • Ed Begley
  • Harry Bellaver
  • George Memmoli
  • Lucy Saroyan
  • Lane Smith
  • Cliff De Young
  • Borah Silver

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Metacritic

77
metacritic
Based on 12 Critics
7.3

USER SCORE (10)

Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Reviews
100

It is an angry, radical movie about the vise that traps workers between big industry and big labor. It's also an enormously entertaining movie; it earns its comparison with On the Waterfront. And it's an extraordinary directing debut for Paul Schrader, whose credits include Taxi Driver and Rolling Thunder.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
50

Is Blue Collar an action film or a meditation upon the American Dream? I suspect it wants to be both though it's not very serious at being either.

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Metacritic review by Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
The New York Times
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