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The House of Blue Leaves

19871h 53mKirk Browning

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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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What is The House of Blue Leaves (1987) about?

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.

Who stars in The House of Blue Leaves?

The House of Blue Leaves stars Swoosie Kurtz (Bananas Shaughnessy), John Mahoney (Artie Shaughnessy), Christine Baranski (Bunny Flingus), Julie Hagerty (Corrinna Stroller), Ben Stiller (Ronnie Shaughnessy). The film was directed by Kirk Browning.

How long is The House of Blue Leaves?

The House of Blue Leaves has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1987.

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