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| Orion Classics | Release Date: October 11, 1996 |
Starring:
Anthony LaPaglia, Bronson Dudley, Carol Kane, Elizabeth Bracco, John Ventimiglia, Mark Boone Junior, Michael Buscemi, Steve Buscemi, Steven Randazzo, Suzanne Shepherd
Summary:
Tommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".
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There's nothing "big" about Trees Lounge : Its comedy, as well as its drama, is purposely understated, culminating in a long shot that uses an actor's face to speak volumes. It has the spirit of Cassavetes in it, only it's not nearly so self-indulgent, and its emotions are so real they hurt. [25 Oct 1996, p.5G]
Buscemi gets such fine ensemble work out of his actors that you never doubt that Tommy and his friends, family and ex-friends are united by one thing. They've spent far too much time together. [25 Oct 1996, p.F6]
Buscemi wittily captures the desperation of lives gone downhill in prettified surroundings although, like the Trees Lounge patron who suddenly stops breathing, the audience feels the life force slowly being sucked out. [11 Oct 1996, p.70]
Oct 30, 2018
Artie Bucco top uno. David Chase said this movie was inspiration for SOPRANOS. Love the changing of the guard at the end when Tommy takes seat from Bill.
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