Blue Collar (1978)
Blue Collar (1978)
"Blue Collar" is the American Dream. If you're rich, you can buy it. If you're anything else, you gotta fight for it.
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.

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Cast

Richard Pryor Richard Pryor As: Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel As: Jerry Bartowski
Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Kotto As: Sam 'Smokey' James
Ed Begley Jr. Ed Begley Jr. As: Bobby Joe
Harry Bellaver Harry Bellaver As: Eddie Johnson
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: "Blue Collar" is the American Dream. If you're rich, you can buy it. If you're anything else, you gotta fight for it.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Drama, Crime

Language: English

Release Date: 10 February 1978

Country: US

Runtime: 114m

Company Credits

Company: TAT Communications Company, Universal Pictures

Budget: $1,700,000

Revenue: $6,521,083

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Cast

Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor

Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Jerry Bartowski

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Sam 'Smokey' James

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Bobby Joe

Harry Bellaver

Harry Bellaver

Eddie Johnson

George Memmoli

George Memmoli

Jenkins

Lucy Saroyan

Lucy Saroyan

Arlene Bartowski

Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Clarence Hill

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

John Burrows

Borah Silver

Borah Silver

Dogshit Miller

Chip Fields

Chip Fields

Caroline Brown

Harry Northup

Harry Northup

Hank

Leonard Gaines

Leonard Gaines

I.R.S. Man

Milton Selzer

Milton Selzer

Sumabitch

Sammy Warren

Sammy Warren

Barney

Jimmy Martinez

Jimmy Martinez

Charlie T. Hernandez

Jerry Dahlmann

Jerry Dahlmann

Superintendent

Denny Arnold

Denny Arnold

Unshaven Thug

Rock Riddle

Rock Riddle

Blond Thug

Stacey Baldwin

Stacey Baldwin

Debby Bartowski

Steve Butts

Steve Butts

Bob Bartowski

Stephen P. Dunn

Stephen P. Dunn

Flannigan

Speedy Brown

Speedy Brown

Slim

Davone Florence

Davone Florence

Frazier Brown

Eddie Singleton

Eddie Singleton

Ali Brown

Ava Singleton

Ava Singleton

Aretha Brown

Vermettya Royster

Vermettya Royster

Neighbor

Jaime Carreire

Jaime Carreire

Little Joe

Victoria McFarland

Victoria McFarland

Doris

Gloria Delaney

Gloria Delaney

Party Girl

Rosa Flores

Rosa Flores

Party Girl

Crystal McCarey

Crystal McCarey

Party Girl

Debra Fay Walker

Debra Fay Walker

Party Girl

Gino Ardito

Gino Ardito

Detective

Sean Fallon Walsh

Sean Fallon Walsh

Detective

Vincent Lucchesi

Vincent Lucchesi

Newspaper Reporter

Jerry Snider

Jerry Snider

TV Reporter

Colby Chester

Colby Chester

TV Reporter

Donl Morse

Donl Morse

Union Member

William Pelt

William Pelt

Union Member

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

Union Member

Almeria Quinn

Almeria Quinn

Union Secretary

Lee McDonald

Lee McDonald

Security Guard

Rodney Lee Walker

Rodney Lee Walker

Boy in Dime Store

Vincent Di Paolo

Vincent Di Paolo

Factory Worker (uncredited)

Doctor Hayes

Doctor Hayes

Union Worker (uncredited)

Jeannine Oppewall

Jeannine Oppewall

Woman with Bicycle (uncredited)

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

Robin French

Robin French

Executive Producer

Don Guest

Don Guest

Producer

Edited By

Tom Rolf

Tom Rolf

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Donl Morse

Donl Morse

Makeup Artist

Robert L. Stevenson

Robert L. Stevenson

Hairstylist

Ron Dawson

Ron Dawson

Wardrobe Designer

Alice Rush

Alice Rush

Wardrobe Designer

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Bobby Byrne

Bobby Byrne

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Lawrence G. Paull

Lawrence G. Paull

Production Design

Dan Perri

Dan Perri

Title Designer

Peg Cummings

Peg Cummings

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Glenn R. Wilder

Glenn R. Wilder

Stunt Coordinator

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