Blue In The Face

[1995, Movie]

Blue In The Face: Review

Blue in the Face, and seeing red all over: Harvey Keitel

BLUE IN THE FACE is not exactly a sequel to Wayne Wang's SMOKE, though it was filmed over five days following SMOKE's early wrap. When Wang's extraordinary cast and crew found themselves with a little time, a lot of film stock and plenty of inspiration on hand, Miramax topper Harvey Weinstein agreed to throw some more cash into the pot to do an improvisational film. SMOKE was directed by Wang (CHAN IS MISSING, THE JOY LUCK CLUB) from a screenplay by Brooklyn-based novelist ... read more