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The House of Blue Leaves (1987)
Director: Kirk Browning
Cast: Swoosie Kurtz, John Mahoney, Christine Baranski, Julie Hagerty
Runtime113 min
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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.
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The House of Blue Leaves (1987), directed by Kirk Browning, is a critically acclaimed film that explores the life of a zookeeper in Queens who dreams of becoming a singer-songwriter. While the film did not receive major awards recognition, it has maintained a strong audience following, earning a solid 7.3/10 rating on IMDb.
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The House of Blue Leaves is a 1987 television play adapted from the John Guare play of the same title.
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