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Trees Lounge

R Released Oct 11, 1996 1h 34m Comedy Drama List
81% Tomatometer 26 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Long Island loser Tommy (Steve Buscemi) is a hopeless alcoholic who loses his job for stealing from his boss, Rob (Anthony LaPaglia), who's now dating his ex, Theresa (Elizabeth Bracco). Tommy copes with his failures by hanging out at local dive Trees Lounge with friends he can barely stand. He takes a gig as the ice cream man, but he's awful with kids. The best thing in his life is a lukewarm romance with cool local girl Debbie (Chloë Sevigny), who, unfortunately, is Theresa's underage niece.
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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: A Sep 7, 2011 Full Review BBC.com Rated: 4/5 Apr 17, 2001 Full Review Susan Stark Detroit News Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com An impressive feature debut from indie icon Buscemi, a serio-comedy and character study of a barfly (played by Buscemi) and the entourage that frequents the same working bar day after day; John Cassavetes would have been proud of this film. Rated: B+ Jan 8, 2007 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 3/5 Nov 14, 2005 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Not nearly as interesting as Buscemi's body of work in front of the camera. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 14, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bahad j This idea of ​​the film shooting technique director made the film more attractive to people. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Bulgantamir B It was a movie that made me understand a lot Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Munkhjargal A this movie is an interesting movie about a young man. he overcomes his failure and hangs out with friends who can barely stand the local dive. He plays the role of an ice cream man, but he interacts with children. The best part of his life is his romantic relationship with a local cool girl named Debbie (Chloë Sevigny), unfortunately Teresa's underage niece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Бавуу Э Long Island loser Tommy (Steve Buscemi) is a hopeless alcoholic who loses his job for stealing from his boss, Rob (Anthony LaPaglia), who's now dating his ex, Theresa (Elizabeth Bracco). Tommy copes with his failures by hanging out at local dive Trees Lounge with friends he can barely stand. He takes a gig as the ice cream man, but he's awful with kids. The best thing in his life is a lukewarm romance with cool local girl Debbie (Chloë Sevigny), who, unfortunately, is Theresa's underage niece. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/24 Full Review Richard L Buscemi is great as the lead, and you have to give props to him for going with the realistic unlikable protagonist angle, but there's nothing about the film that really sticks with you after it's finished. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/25/24 Full Review Les M This is the very sort of film that critics overrate, but this time the praise is deserved. Trees Lounge is not a great film because it doesn't have much of a plot, but it is an interesting film. The characters are realistic and it accurately depicts the lifestyles of alcoholics. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Long Island loser Tommy (Steve Buscemi) is a hopeless alcoholic who loses his job for stealing from his boss, Rob (Anthony LaPaglia), who's now dating his ex, Theresa (Elizabeth Bracco). Tommy copes with his failures by hanging out at local dive Trees Lounge with friends he can barely stand. He takes a gig as the ice cream man, but he's awful with kids. The best thing in his life is a lukewarm romance with cool local girl Debbie (Chloë Sevigny), who, unfortunately, is Theresa's underage niece.
Director
Steve Buscemi
Producer
Chris Hanley, Brad Wyman
Screenwriter
Steve Buscemi
Distributor
Orion Pictures, Artisan Entertainment, Live Entertainment
Production Co
Live Entertainment, Muse Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 9, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$673.3K
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Surround, Stereo
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