Blue Collar (1978)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

"Blue Collar" is the American Dream. If you're rich, you can buy it. If you're anything else, you gotta fight for it.

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.

Released: 1978-02-10
Genres: Drama, Crime
Runtime: 1h 54m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 215 votes

Directed by Paul Schrader.

Top cast

Richard Pryor as Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
Harvey Keitel as Jerry Bartowski
Yaphet Kotto as Sam 'Smokey' James
Ed Begley Jr. as Bobby Joe
Harry Bellaver as Eddie Johnson
George Memmoli as Jenkins
Lucy Saroyan as Arlene Bartowski
Lane Smith as Clarence Hill
Cliff DeYoung as John Burrows
Borah Silver as Dogshit Miller

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Blue Collar

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India: stream on MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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