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User Rating:
7.1/10   6,067 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Steve Buscemi (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 October 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A story about one man's search... for who knows what
Plot:
Things aren't going so well for Tommy Basilio. He lost his job because he "borrowed" money from the register... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
User Reviews:
Labor of Love more (57 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Carol Kane ... Connie
Mark Boone Junior ... Mike

Steve Buscemi ... Tommy
Bronson Dudley ... Bill

Anthony LaPaglia ... Rob (as Anthony Lapaglia)
Michael Buscemi ... Raymond
Elizabeth Bracco ... Theresa
John Ventimiglia ... Johnny
Steven Randazzo ... Vic
Suzanne Shepherd ... Jackie
Rockets Redglare ... Stan
Joe Lisi ... Harry

Debi Mazar ... Crystal
Eszter Balint ... Marie
Richard Boes ... Freddie

Brooke Smith ... Tina
Carina Finn ... Anna

Seymour Cassel ... Uncle Al
Michael Storms ... Little Boy
Irma St. Paule ... Grandma
Kevin Corrigan ... Matthew
Annette Arnold ... Sandy

Michael Imperioli ... George
Daniella Rich ... Samantha
Marilyn Chris ... Josie Basilio
Victor Arnold ... Tony Basilio

Chloë Sevigny ... Debbie (as Chloe Sevigny)
Christine Gildea ... Marie's Mother
Marissa Lanzello ... Lisa
Roberta Hanley ... Roberta

Samuel L. Jackson ... Wendell

Larry Gilliard Jr. ... James
Io Tillett Wright ... Little Girl

Daniel Baldwin ... Jerry

Mimi Rogers ... Patty
Lucian Buscemi ... Crystal's Son

Bianca Hunter ... Kelly (as Bianca Bakija)

Charlie Newmark ... Eddie 'Puck'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Catherine Natale ... Mom (uncredited)
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Directed by
Steve Buscemi 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Steve Buscemi  writer

Produced by
Kelly Forsythe .... co-producer
Chris Hanley .... producer
Christina Larsson .... associate producer
Sarah Vogel .... co-producer
Nick Wechsler .... executive producer
Brad Wyman .... producer
Julie Yorn .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Evan Lurie 
 
Cinematography by
Lisa Rinzler 
 
Film Editing by
Kate Williams 
 
Casting by
Sheila Jaffe 
Georgianne Walken 
 
Production Design by
Steve Rosenzweig 
 
Art Direction by
Jennifer Alex Nickason  (as Jennifer Alex)
 
Set Decoration by
Lisa Kent 
 
Costume Design by
Marian Ceo  (as Mari-An Ceo)
 
Makeup Department
Lorrie Ann Dobbins .... additional hair stylist (as Lorrie Ann Dobbin)
Michael Napolitano .... additional hair stylist
Joanne Ottaviano .... hair stylist (as Joanne M. Ottaviano)
Joanne Ottaviano .... makeup artist (as Joanne M. Ottaviano)
Colette Scarfe .... assistant hair stylist
Darby Sedlock .... assistant makeup artist
 
Production Management
Ronnie Kupferwasser .... assistant unit manager
Yalda Tehranian .... executive in charge of production
Gayle Vangrofsky .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jolyon Handler .... second assistant director
Marco Londoner .... second second assistant director
Jeremy Slutskin .... second assistant director (as Jeremy Evan Slutskin)
David 'Wex' Wechsler .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Julie Ebel .... art department intern
Ruth Falco .... art department intern
Alisa Grifo .... art department intern
Lillian Heard .... scenic artist
Noel Honig .... assistant property master
Chad Johnson .... art department intern
Melissa P. Lohman .... on-set dresser
Katie Merz .... scenic artist
Leah Mowan .... property assistant (as Lea Mowan)
Scott Pask .... assistant to production designer
Andrew Rosenzweig .... lead man
Michael Wylie .... property master
 
Sound Department
Coll Anderson .... production sound mixer
Coll Anderson .... supervising sound editor
Brad Bergbom .... additional boom operator (as Brad Berghom)
Brian Bowles .... assistant sound editor
Mark DeSimone .... foley mixer (as Mark Desimone)
Michael Jordan .... sound re-recording mixer
Kevin T. Lynn .... assistant sound editor
Tim O'Shea .... dialogue editor
David Pastecchi .... boom operator (as Dave Pastecchi)
Tom Paul .... foley mixer
Steven Strassberg .... stereo sound consultant: Ultra Stereo
Juan Carlos Zaldívar .... sound effects editor
 
Stunts
Arthur M. Jolly .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Nathan Abel .... additional grip
Richard Audino .... gaffer (as Richard J. Audino)
Joseph Baccari .... additional electrician (as Joe 'Spoons' Baccari)
K.C. Bailey .... still photographer
Ruark Behan .... additional grip
Alec Boehm .... first assistant camera
Christopher Bright .... fourth grip
Meraby Ellis .... third grip (as Max Ellis)
Osa Elmfors .... second assistant camera
David Flanigan .... assistant camera
Duncan Foster .... fourth electric
Vadim Frumin .... additional grip
Jackie Hamilton .... best boy grip
Edie 'The Dog' Kelly .... additional grip
Tim Kelly .... key grip
Sam Kretschmer .... additional grip
Charles Libin .... camera operator
Mamuka M. Sadov .... best boy electric
Tom Shinn .... third electrician
David Tumblety .... additional electrician
Robin Q. Wolff .... electric swing grip
Samuel S. Arcure .... generator operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Meredith Jacobson .... extras casting (as Meredith Jacobson Marciano)
Kristine Bulakowski .... extras casting: in-house (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denise Baldassano .... wardrobe assistant
Neda Pourang .... wardrobe supervisor (as Néda Pourang)
Kim Yellen .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Jane Pia Abramowitz .... associate editor
Lori Leigh Adkins .... assistant editor (as Lori Adkins)
Cassie Barasch .... post-production intern
Jason Brodkey .... assistant editor
May Lyle .... post-production assistant
Vincent Mierlak .... post-production assistant
Victoria Plummer .... assistant editor
Todd Woody Richman .... assistant editor (as T. Woody Richman)
Gustavo E. Rodriguez .... post-production assistant (as Gustavo Rodriguez)
Seth I. Shire .... post-production service
Oriana Soddu .... apprentice editor
Monica Su .... post-production intern
Patricia Sztaba .... negative cutter
Stan Sztaba .... negative cutter
Joshua B. Wolfe .... post-production intern
Bryan Ellenburg .... executive in charge of post-production (uncredited)
 
Music Department
David Carbonara .... music editor
Deanna Cohen .... soundtrack executive: MCA Records
Chris Cunningham .... musician: guitar
Tony Garnier .... musician: bass
Gerry Gershman .... music supervisor
George Javori .... musician: drums
Angie Ketterman .... music coordinator
Amy Rosen .... music coordinator
 
Other crew
Eve Applebaum .... production office assistant
Cyril Bectarte .... production office intern
Matthew Blankman .... production office assistant (as Matt Blankman)
Scott Braddock .... assistant: Mr. Wyman
Terrence C. Burke .... production assistant
Garrett Donovan .... assistant: Mr. Hanley
Marcos Durian .... production office intern
Paola Freccero .... publicist
Marc Gordon .... production office intern
Mark R. Herrick .... production assistant
Jeff Huston .... production assistant
Alex R. Johnson .... assistant production coordinator
Jonathan Judge .... production assistant
Roger Kass .... legal services
Julian M. Kheel .... production assistant
Jude Kiernan .... production office intern
Suzanne R. La Tulipe .... pre-production accountant
Steve Leroy .... production office intern
Alexandra Levinsohn .... location coordinator: Seneca Falls
Penelope Locke .... script supervisor
Dean Lubensky .... title designer
Patrick Mahoney .... craft service
Tamarat Makonnen .... production assistant
Katie Mcquerrey .... production office intern
Christian Miglio .... location intern
Marinka Modderman .... assistant: Mr. Buscemi
Marinka Modderman .... production assistant
Brian Moriarty .... production office intern
Michael Nathanson .... production office intern
Charlotte Nation .... production office intern
Eric Oden .... production accountant
Alena K. Powell .... production assistant
Gregory L. Qualles .... parking coordinator
Rina Rachman .... production coordinator
Tamra Raven .... production office intern
Guy H. Rocourt II .... production assistant
Tammy Rosen .... assistant: Ms. Silverman
Tammy Rubin .... location intern
Richard Singer .... production office intern
Amanda Slater .... production assistant
John Soran .... craft service assistant
Deborah M. Staab .... location intern (as Debbie Staab)
Rachel Stires .... car wrangler
Robert T. Striem .... assistant location manager
Mark Trzaskowski .... production office intern
Tom Weissler .... teamster captain
Eric Werner .... production office intern
Thomas J. Whelan .... location manager
Shawn Wilson .... post-production accountant
Daniela Nobili .... dialogue director: Italian (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Jim Aldworth .... special thanks
Mark Amitin .... special thanks
Jo Andres .... special thanks
Vincent Ang .... special thanks
Tony Argento .... special thanks
Michael Babcock .... special thanks
Randy Bachman .... special thanks
Carol Sue Baker .... special thanks
Judith Baldwin .... special thanks
Martin Bandier .... special thanks (as Marty Bandier)
Al Banke .... special thanks
Danny Benair .... special thanks
Jonathan Blum .... special thanks
Mark Boone Junior .... special thanks
Carole Broughton .... special thanks
Dorothy Buscemi .... special thanks
John Buscemi .... special thanks
Josephine Buscemi .... dedicatee (as Grandma Josephine Buscemi)
Kenneth Buscemi .... special thanks
Laurie Butler .... special thanks
Bob Campbell .... special thanks
Joe Curly .... special thanks
Louis D'Agostino .... special thanks
James Darcy .... special thanks
Jim Demopoulos .... special thanks
Tom DiCillo .... special thanks
Richard Dooley .... special thanks
Paula Erickson .... special thanks
Andrew Falk .... special thanks
Lisa A. Feldman .... special thanks (as Lisa Feldman)
Art Ford .... special thanks
Lynn Geller .... special thanks
Eddie Gomez .... special thanks
Bob Gosse .... special thanks
H.M. Gousha .... special thanks
Tracy Granger .... special thanks
Wayne Greene .... special thanks
Janet Grey .... special thanks
Thomas S. Gulotta .... special thanks
Jane Holzer .... special thanks
Jim Hovey .... special thanks
Adam Isidore .... special thanks
Rich Kalinsky .... special thanks
Robin Kaye .... special thanks
Bob Knight .... special thanks
Barry Kolsky .... special thanks
Lynne C. Lappin .... dedicatee
Claudia Lewis .... special thanks
Kevin J. Mackay .... special thanks
Daniel Markel .... special thanks (as Dan Markell)
Meredith Marshall .... special thanks
John Massa .... special thanks
Frank Maya .... dedicatee
John McEnerney .... special thanks (as John Mcinerney)
Jonathan McHugh .... special thanks (as Jonathan Mchugh)
Michael McKenna .... special thanks (as Mike McKenna)
Anne Mitchell .... special thanks (as Ann Mitchel)
Suzanne Myers .... special thanks
Mark Nichols .... special thanks
Robert Nichols .... special thanks (as Bob Nichols)
Tom O'Donnell .... special thanks
Jane Oppenheimer .... special thanks
Kenny Patnaude .... special thanks
Christopher Pearce .... special thanks (as Chris Pierce)
Steven Dominic Prestianni .... special thanks (as Steve Prestianni)
Jennifer Pyken .... special thanks
Scott H. Ramsey .... special thanks
Doreen Ringer Ross .... special thanks (as Doreen Ringer Ross)
Cindy Robinson .... special thanks
Julius Robinson .... special thanks
Alexandre Rockwell .... special thanks
Keva Rosenfeld .... special thanks
Jerry Ross .... special thanks
Tom Rowland .... special thanks
Monique Rozendaal .... special thanks
Hillorie Rudolph .... special thanks
Mark Samowitz .... special thanks
Joan Schulman .... special thanks
Tom Score .... special thanks
Pat Scott .... special thanks
E. Shain .... special thanks
Michael Sherwood .... special thanks
Brooke Smith .... special thanks
Clem Snacks .... special thanks
Darius Sollohub .... special thanks
Tim Spitzer .... special thanks
Barry Striem .... special thanks
Patricia Sullivan .... special thanks
Terry Sullivan .... special thanks
Tim Sullivan .... special thanks
Stanley Tucci .... special thanks
John Urso .... dedicatee
Ben Vaughn .... special thanks
Fern Wakneen .... special thanks
Don Was .... special thanks
Seth B. Winner .... special thanks
Bob Wyman .... special thanks (as Robert Wyman)
Lesa-Ann Wyman .... special thanks (as Lesa Ann Wyman)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for plentiful strong language and some drug content.
Runtime:
95 min
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Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
About 8 minutes in, just before Buscemi drives up to the garage where he has dialogue with a mechanic about his car's problem, he passes a parking lot. In the lot are three men walking together in the distance. They're dressed in Reservoir Dogs (1992) garb (black suits, white shirts, black tie); an homage to the film that put Buscemi on the map. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Tommy reminds Debbie to collect her bag when he is dropping her off, you can see a crew person in corner of screen as well as in the window reflection. more
Quotes:
[about having another glass of whiskey]
Vic: You're a weak man.
Tommy: Yeah, I know. That's why I drink it straight. The ice cubes are too heavy.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in In Bad Taste (2000) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
OFF THE HOOK more

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10 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
Labor of Love, 15 April 2005
8/10
Author: (caspian1978@hotmail.com) from Attleboro, MA

If John Cassavetes was alive, he'd have a copy of Trees Lounge in his video library. This is a story that is hard to tell, let alone find an audience. Although many can relate with the cast of lost souls hanging out at a bar most of the day, many will not admit to being somewhat connected to any of the characters. Filmed for less that 2 million, this independent, low budget, and somewhat of a masterpiece is brilliant as well as entertaining. Much of the cast has gone on to do other known films. Carol Kane, Mark Boone Junior Steve Buscemi, Bronson Dudley, Anthony LaPaglia and Steve's brother Michael Buscemi star in this Minnie and Moskowitz type story. Seymour Cassell and Mimi Rogers add their touch of magic to this story as well. A deep story with deep characters, this is a movie worth watching.

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