Blue Collar (1978)

Name: Blue Collar
Director: Paul Schrader
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1978-02-10
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Cast: Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr.

Drama Crime

Director: Paul Schrader

Cast: Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr.

Runtime114 min

RatingR

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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.

Critical Reception & Ratings

Blue Collar, Paul Schrader's 1978 directorial debut, is a critically acclaimed crime drama that follows the lives of three struggling auto workers who hatch a plan to rob their union headquarters. The film received praise for its gritty realism and examination of the working-class struggle, though its dark tone and depiction of union corruption was seen as divisive by some. Despite its critical success, the film was not a major box office hit, but has since developed a strong cult following.

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Blue Collar is a 1978 American crime drama film directed by Paul Schrader in his directorial debut. Written by Schrader and his brother Leonard, the film stars Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel and Yaphet Kotto. The film is both a critique of union practices and an examination of life in a working-class Rust Belt enclave.