
Blue Collar
dir. Paul Schrader
80
7 sourcesSynopsis
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.
Critics consensus
Paul Schrader's Blue Collar offers a searing, darkly funny indictment of labor exploitation and rampant consumerism that's fueled by the outstanding work of an excellent cast.

Directed byPaul Schrader
StarringRichard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Ed Begley Jr., Harry Bellaver, George Memmoli
Written byPaul Schrader, Leonard Schrader
CinematographyBobby Byrne
EditingTom Rolf
MusicJack Nitzsche
Blue Collar
1978 · R · 1h 54m
Drama, Crime
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.
Critics Consensus
Paul Schrader's Blue Collar offers a searing, darkly funny indictment of labor exploitation and rampant consumerism that's fueled by the outstanding work of an excellent cast.
