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Blue in the Face is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster. It stars Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Giancarlo Esposito, Roseanne Barr, Michael J. Fox, Lily Tomlin, Mira Sorvino, Lou Reed, Mel Gorham, Jim Jarmusch, and Malik Yoba.
Blue in the Face was filmed over a five-day period as a follow-up to Wang's 1995 movie Smoke. During production of Smoke, Keitel and the others ad-libbed scenes in-character between takes and a sequel was made using this improvised material.
Lily Tomlin was nominated for an American Comedy Award as "Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture" for her performance in this picture.
Blue in the Face features songs by singer Selena. The bilingual duet with David Byrne, " God's Child (Baila Conmigo)" is used as sound track.
Blue in the Face is the second and final doubleDrive album, released in 2003. It sold 27,000 units in the US according to Soundscan. The album reached No. 43 on Top Heatseekers, and the single taken from the album, entitled "Imprint" reached No. 22 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks on Billboard charts.
Usage examples of "blue in the face".
Till you're blue in the face, you darling houri, thinks I - but for answer all I did was kiss her hands.
Y'local Brother can yell for more Killers till he's blue in the face, and all he'll get is a sore throat.