Directed by Wayne Wang
Written by Paul Auster
Cinematography by Adam Holender

Harvey Keitel as Auggie Wren Jared Harris as Jimmy Rose William Hurt as Paul Benjamin, Novelist Giancarlo Esposito as 1st OTB Man Tommy José Zúñiga as 2nd OTB Man Jerry Steve Gevedon as 3rd OTB Man Dennis Daniel Auster as Books stealer Harold Perrineau Jr. as Rashid Cole/Thomas Jefferson Cole/Paul Benjamin Deirdre O'Connell as Waitress Victor Argo as Vinnie Michelle Hurst as Aunt Em Forest Whitaker as Cyrus Cole

Running Time: 112 min.
Release Date: Jun. '95

Overall Call:
This film explores many topics of life through stories told by main characters. There are plenty of character types all having their moments throughout the film. The performances are very well fleshed-out and many cameos will keep a smile on you face. Smoke is a bit of an actors film with much of the dialogue resulting from improvisation. The film takes its time and is big on story telling as a vehicle for exposition with interspersed moments of the story being preformed. This one isn't for everyone, but if you do enjoy it check out Blue in the Face. It's a sequel of sorts constructed out of a healthy portion of extra footage from Smoke.

Reasons For Recommendation:
+ Excellent character humor
+ Enjoyable loose script/story
+ Fun cameos