Auggie runs a small tobacco shop in Brooklyn, New York. The whole neighborhood comes to visit him to buy cigarettes and have some small talk. During the movie Lou Reed tries to explain why he has to have a cut on his health insurance bill if he keeps smoking and Madonna acts as a Singing Telegram.
You can now watch Blue in the Face online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Sound | Calvin Weston | Music |
| Production | Peter Newman | Producer |
| Directing | Wayne Wang | Director |
| Sound | Billy Martin | Music |
| Production | Hisami Kuroiwa | Producer |
| Production | Diana Phillips | Producer |
| Sound | John Lurie | Music |
| Editing | Christopher Tellefsen | Editor |
| Camera | Adam Holender | Director of Photography |
| Production | Harvey Keitel | Executive Producer |
| Production | Francey Grace | Producer |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Paul Auster | Director |
| Production | Greg Johnson | Producer |
| Camera | Barry Wetcher | Still Photographer |
| Production | Heidi Levitt | Casting |
| Editing | Maysie Hoy | Consulting Editor |
| Writing | Wayne Wang | Writer |
| Sound | Robert Hein | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Writing | Paul Auster | Writer |
| Camera | K.C. Bailey | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Karen Kelsall | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Kalina Ivanov | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Brown | Costume Design |
