The House of Blue Leaves

19871h 53m

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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Cast

Photo of Swoosie Kurtz

Swoosie Kurtz

Bananas Shaughnessy

Photo of John Mahoney

John Mahoney

Artie Shaughnessy

Photo of Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Bunny Flingus

Photo of Julie Hagerty

Julie Hagerty

Corrinna Stroller

Photo of Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Ronnie Shaughnessy

Photo of Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow

Billy Einhorn

Photo of Ian Blackman

Ian Blackman

MP / El Dorado Bartender

Photo of Brian Evers

Brian Evers

The White Man / El Dorado Bartender

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