Advantages: Great acting Disadvantages: Abit depressing but with lighter parts
This Steve Buschemi's debut as writer and director. Made in 1996 it is a relatively unknown film but was a critcal if not commercial succes for Buschemi
The film is about an alcoholic named Tommy (Steve Bushemi), the film starts and he is trying to wangle one more drink out of the barmaid 15 minutes after 'time'. The barmaid Connie(played by Carol Kane - Hester Street, Taxi) is obviously familiar and serves him with Tommy, which is an interesting ... ...small suburb and everyone knows Tommy and he seems to recoil from it in shame. The bar 'Trees Lounge' is always populated by Tommy, an elderly alcoholic Bobby and another successful alcoholic Mike (Mark Boone Junior - Batman Begins, Lonesome Jim) Tommy starts to form a friendship with Mike thinks he is a looser. Mike is a strange character as he is a very successful man with a family and a thriving business. There is no reason for his depression ...
Phelthew 04.06.2008
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Advantages: steve buscemi! Disadvantages: err.. nothing really happened..
Trees Lounge: written by, directed by, and starring, Steve Buscemi. You may know him of Reservoir Dogs fame (Mr. Pink), or perhaps from The Big Lebowski (Donny). Or you may not. Either way, this film appears to be very much His brainchild, and his physical appearance very much lends itself to his character (Tommy). He's a bit of a puny specimen of a man, with a pained looking visage, and a set of curious teeth, so playing the loser Tommy seems inspired ... ...us in the future.
Trees Lounge is 'a story about one man's search.. for who knows what', filmed in 1994, but set in the 80s (if their clothing is anything to go by.. I could be wrong though!). It follows the confused, aimless life of Tommy, who has recently lost his mechanic's job for "borrowing" money from the till, and whose former boss and former best friend has just stolen (and made pregnant) his girlfriend of eight years. So not too surprising ...
Pyrokeet 04.08.2006
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Mr. Pink makes a movie! Steve Buscemi writes, directs and stars as Tommy Basilio, a ... more
thirtysomething dreamer who has made himself at home amongst the regulars of the Trees Lounge Bar.It is summer in the suburbs and Tommy is out of work. Worse still, the...
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