Movies / Trees Lounge (1996)
Runtime: 95 min
Languages: English
Countries: USA
Steve Buscemi, an icon of the independent film world for years, took the opportunity to write, direct, and star in this wistful low-budget gem. He plays Tommy, a Long Island loser who gets tossed from his job as a mechanic for questionable financial antics. He spends his days at a local bar, drinking his life away even as he denies that he's doing any such thing. And when he finally works up the gumption to get a job, he winds up driving an ice-cream truck in his old neighborhood--and getting involved in an inappropriate relationship with his teeny-bopper assistant (Chloe Sevigny), earning the violent enmity of her father (Daniel Baldwin). Low-key in its approach, the film has a sad humor that is both knowing and forgiving, as well as offering one of Buscemi's best performances. --Marshall Fine
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Steve Buscemi | ... |
Writers (1) | Credit |
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Steve Buscemi | writer |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Evan Lurie | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Kate Williams | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Lisa Rinzler | ... |
Actors (39) | Credit |
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Annette Arnold | Sandy |
Anthony LaPaglia | Rob (as Anthony Lapaglia) |
Bianca Hunter | Kelly (as Bianca Bakija) |
Bronson Dudley | Bill |
Brooke Smith | Tina |
Carina Finn | Anna |
Carol Kane | Connie |
Catherine Natale | Mom (uncredited) |
Charlie Newmark | Eddie 'Puck' |
Chloƫ Sevigny | Debbie (as Chloe Sevigny) |
Christine Gildea | Marie's Mother |
Daniel Baldwin | Jerry |
Daniella Rich | Samantha |
Debi Mazar | Crystal |
Elizabeth Bracco | Theresa |
Eszter Balint | Marie |
Io Tillett Wright | Little Girl |
Irma St. Paule | Grandma |
Joe Lisi | Harry |
John Ventimiglia | Johnny |
Kevin Corrigan | Matthew |
Larry Gilliard Jr. | James |
Lucian Buscemi | Crystal's Son |
Marilyn Chris | Josie Basilio |
Marissa Lanzello | Lisa |
Mark Boone Junior | Mike |
Michael Buscemi | Raymond |
Michael Imperioli | George |
Michael Storms | Little Boy |
Mimi Rogers | Patty |
Richard Boes | Freddie |
Roberta Hanley | Roberta |
Rockets Redglare | Stan |
Samuel L. Jackson | Wendell |
Seymour Cassel | Uncle Al |
Steve Buscemi | Tommy |
Steven Randazzo | Vic |
Suzanne Shepherd | Jackie |
Victor Arnold | Tony Basilio |