Smoke poster

Smoke( 1995)

TV-MAComedyDrama
72%
User
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The most precious things are lighter than air.

Overview

Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Harvey Keitel

      Augustus 'Auggie' Wren

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      William Hurt

      Paul Benjamin

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      Stockard Channing

      Ruby McNutt

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      Harold Perrineau

      Thomas 'Rashid' Cole

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      Forest Whitaker

      Cyrus Cole

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      Giancarlo Esposito

      1st OTB Man / Tommy

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      José Zúñiga

      2nd OTB Man / Jerry

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      Stephen Gevedon

      OTB Man #3 / Dennis

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      Jared Harris

      Jimmy Rose

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      Ashley Judd

      Felicity

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      Victor Argo

      Vinnie

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      Michelle Hurst

      Aunt Em

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      Erica Gimpel

      Doreen Cole

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      Deirdre O'Connell

      Sue the Waitress

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      Malik Yoba

      The Creeper

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      Murray Moston

      Waiter

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      Mary B. Ward

      April Lee the Bookstore Clerk

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      Daniel Auster

      Book Thief

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      Vincenzo Amelia

      Irate Customer

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      Gilson Reglas

      Cyrus Jr.

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      Howie Rose

      Baseball Announcer

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      Mel Gorham

      Violet

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      Baxter Harris

      Lawyer #1

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      Paul Geier

      Lawyer #2

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      Walter T. Meade

      Roger Goodwin

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      Clarice Taylor

      Grandma Ethel

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      Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas

      Actor

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    A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

    5
    Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Sun Jun 18 2023
    **A set of stories, more than a story made up of stories.** This film reminded me, in a certain way, of a polite version of “Clerks”, an unorthodox comedy where everything revolves around a convenience store, a video club and two employees from those same stores. Here, everything revolves around Auggie Wren's tobacconist, who takes a picture of the shop every day, at the same time. In one of them, by chance, the deceased wife of one of the store's customers appears who, after being saved from being run over by a boy, decides to help him. The film is discreet, does not have great cinematog...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    7000000.00

    Revenue

    8349430.00

    Keywords

    • smoking
    • robber
    • cigarette
    • laden
    • writer