Smoke
“The most precious things are lighter than air.”
Writer Paul Benjamin is nearly hit by a bus when he leaves Auggie Wren's smoke shop. Stranger Rashid Cole saves his life, and soon middle-aged Paul tells homeless Rashid that he wouldn't mind a short-term housemate. Still grieving over his wife's murder, Paul is moved by both Rashid's quest to reconnect with his father and Auggie's discovery that a woman who might be his daughter is about to give birth.
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Part of Brooklyn Cigar Store Collection
2 films
Cast
27 people
Harvey Keitel
Augustus 'Auggie' Wren
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
William Hurt
Paul Benjamin
Known for
Into the Wild
The Incredible Hulk
Stockard Channing
Ruby McNutt
Known for
Grease
Batman Beyond
Harold Perrineau
Thomas 'Rashid' Cole
Known for
Lost
FROM
Forest Whitaker
Cyrus Cole
Known for
Arrival
Taken 3
Giancarlo Esposito
1st OTB Man / Tommy
Known for
Breaking Bad
Better Call Saul
José Zúñiga
2nd OTB Man / Jerry
Known for
Narcos: Mexico
Constantine
Stephen Gevedon
OTB Man #3 / Dennis
Known for
Session 9
The Deuce
Jared Harris
Jimmy Rose
Known for
Chernobyl
Foundation
Ashley Judd
Felicity
Known for
Divergent
Kiss the Girls
Victor Argo
Vinnie
Known for
Taxi Driver
Mean Streets
Michelle Hurst
Aunt Em
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
Airheads
Wayne Wang Director · Paul Auster Writer Rachel Portman Composer
Worldwide gross $8.3M · Budget $7M · United States release June 9, 1995
Box office
Budget
$7,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,349,430
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
Miramax
Production · Studio
NDF International
Production
Eurospace
Production
Germany · Japan · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Denmark · June 9, 1995
Limited theatrical
United States · June 9, 1995
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 2000 · Physical · Capa VHS
Czechia
January 30, 1997 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
May 29, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Finland
June 9, 1995 · Limited theatrical
France
December 13, 1995 · Theatrical
Germany
October 19, 1995 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 16, 1995 · Theatrical
January 2, 2006 · TV · Nederland 3
October 31, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
November 23, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
June 21, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 4, 1995 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 9, 1995 · Limited theatrical
United Kingdom
April 17, 1996 · Theatrical
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