Blue Collar

"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."

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

Chip Fields

as Caroline Brown

Harry Northup

as Hank

Leonard Gaines

as I.R.S. Man

Milton Selzer

as Sumabitch

Sammy Warren

as Barney

Jimmy Martinez

as Charlie T. Hernandez

Jerry Dahlmann

as Superintendent

Denny Arnold

as Unshaven Thug

Rock Riddle

as Blond Thug

Stacey Baldwin

as Debby Bartowski

Steve Butts

as Bob Bartowski

Stephen P. Dunn

as Flannigan

Speedy Brown

as Slim

Davone Florence

as Frazier Brown

Eddie Singleton

as Ali Brown

Ava Singleton

as Aretha Brown

Vermettya Royster

as Neighbor

Jaime Carreire

as Little Joe

Victoria McFarland

as Doris

Gloria Delaney

as Party Girl

Rosa Flores

as Party Girl

Crystal McCarey

as Party Girl

Debra Fay Walker

as Party Girl

Gino Ardito

as Detective

Sean Fallon Walsh

as Detective

Vincent Lucchesi

as Newspaper Reporter

Jerry Snider

as TV Reporter

Colby Chester

as TV Reporter

Donl Morse

as Union Member

William Pelt

as Union Member

Tracey Walter

as Union Member

Almeria Quinn

as Union Secretary

Lee McDonald

as Security Guard

Rodney Lee Walker

as Boy in Dime Store

Vincent Di Paolo

as Factory Worker (uncredited)

Doctor Hayes

as Union Worker (uncredited)

Jeannine Oppewall

as Woman with Bicycle (uncredited)

Jimmy Williams

as Union Member with Broken Leg (uncredited)

Crew

Ron Dawson

Wardrobe Designer

Robert L. Stevenson

Hairstylist

Marvin E. Lewis

Sound

Donl Morse

Makeup Artist

Willie D. Burton

Sound

Winfred Tennison

Sound

Alice Rush

Wardrobe Designer

Paul Schrader

Director

Glenn R. Wilder

Stunt Coordinator

Robin French

Executive Producer

Tom Rolf

Editor

Lawrence G. Paull

Production Design

Bobby Byrne

Director of Photography

Dan Perri

Title Designer

Peg Cummings

Set Decoration

Paul Schrader

Screenplay

Don Guest

Producer

Leonard Schrader

Screenplay

Jack Nitzsche

Original Music Composer

Sydney A. Glass

Original Concept

David Nichols

Associate Producer

Vic Ramos

Casting

Rusty Meek

Production Manager

Daniel Franklin

Second Assistant Director

Rusty Meek

First Assistant Director

Michael C. Ayers

Property Master

Ernie Sawyers

Property Master

Mort Zwicker

Construction Coordinator

Tom Beckert

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Stanley H. Polinsky

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

James G. Stewart

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Glenn R. Wilder

Stunt Driver

Jim Connors

Stunt Driver

Frank Orsatti

Stunt Driver

William D. Barber

Second Assistant Camera

Rick Borchardt

Key Grip

James F. Boyle

Gaffer

Ophelious Braxton

Second Company Grip

David Calloway

Second Assistant Camera

Doug J. Campbell

Dolly Grip

William Dear

Additional Camera

Wynn Hammer

Still Photographer

Aaron Pazanti

Best Boy Grip

Ted Sugiura

First Assistant Camera

Robert C. Thomas

Camera Operator

Ron Kenyon

Lighting Technician

Jim Taylor

Still Photographer

Sandy Davis

Assistant Editor

Janice Hampton

Assistant Editor

Michael Boddicker

Musician

Ry Cooder

Additional Music

Wallace C. Bennett

Script Supervisor

David Hoberman

Production Executive

Bonnie Bruckheimer

Producer's Assistant