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Blue Collar
Blue Collar

Blue Collar

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

Genres

DramaCrime

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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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Budget

$1700000

Revenue

$6521083

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

10 February 1978

Country

United States of America

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)

Jimmy Williams

Jimmy Williams

Union Member with Broken Leg (uncredited)

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