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The House of Blue Leaves (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The House of Blue Leaves' is a 1987 television play adapted from the John Guare play of the same title.
Summary
The telefilm is set in Sunnyside, Queens in 1965, the day of Pope Paul VI's visit to New York City. The black comedy focuses on Artie Shaughnessy, a zookeeper who dreams of making it big in Hollywood as a songwriter, and his wife Bananas, a schizophrenic destined for the institution that provides the play's title. Artie wants to take his girlfriend Bunny with him to Hollywood. The story features nuns eager to see the Pope, a political bombing, and Ronnie, Artie's son, a GI headed for Vietnam who goes AWOL.
Cast and characters
Source:IMDB;[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093222/ 'The House of Blue Leaves'] imdb, accessed November 14, 2015 tv.com
* Swoosie Kurtz Bananas Shaughnessy
* John Mahoney Artie
* Christine Baranski Bunny Flingus
* Julie Hagerty Corrinna Stroller
* Ben Stiller Ronnie Shaughnessy
* Richard Portnow Billy Einhorn
* Debra Cole Little Nun
* Patricia Falkenhain Head Nun
* Jane Cecil Second Nun
* Ian Blackman MP / El Dorado bartender
* Brian Evers The White Man / El Dorado bartender
Production
The telefilm was directed by Kirk Browning and Jerry Zaks, and was filmed on-stage before a live audience at the Plymouth Theatre. The telefilm was broadcast in May 1987 on the PBS series 'American Playhouse'.[http://www.tv.com/shows/american-playhouse/the-house-of-blue-leaves-939094/cast/ "'The House of Blue Leaves' Cast and Crew"] tv.com, accessed November 14, 2015Drake, Silvie. [http://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-25/entertainment/ca-1456_1_bananas "Tv Review : The Force Is Still With 'House Of Blue Leaves'"] 'Los Angeles Times', May 25, 1987Roberts, Jerry. "Jerry Zaks", 'Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors', Scarecrow Press, 2009, , p. 640[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/464995/House-of-Blue-Leaves-The/ '"The House of Blue Leaves' Film"] tcm.com, accessed November 14, 2015
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