The House of Blue Leaves

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 25, 1987

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

American Playhouse,Brandman Productions

Cast

Swoosie Kurtz,John Mahoney,Christine Baranski,Julie Hagerty,Ben Stiller,Richard Portnow,Debra Cole,Patricia Falkenhain,Jane Cecil,Ian Blackmanand 1 more

Director

Kirk Browning

Writer

John Guare

Producer

Michael Brandman,Bernard Gersten,Iris Merlis,Gregory Mosher

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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