

Plot Summary
On the day in 1965 that the Pope visits New York and masses of people line the streets in adulation, Artie, a zookeeper living in Sunnyside, Queens, thinks it's time for his life to be blessed, too. He desperately wants to escape his lower middle-class existence and become a popular singer and songwriter, but his life is complicated by an ambitious mistress, a crazy wife and a bomb-making son.
Full Cast & Characters

Swoosie Kurtz
Bananas Shaughnessy

John Mahoney
Artie Shaughnessy

Christine Baranski
Bunny Flingus

Julie Hagerty
Corrinna Stroller

Ben Stiller
Ronnie Shaughnessy

Richard Portnow
Billy Einhorn

Debra Cole
Little Nun

Patricia Falkenhain
Head Nun

Jane Cecil
Second Nun

Ian Blackman
MP / El Dorado Bartender

Brian Evers
The White Man / El Dorado Bartender
Director & Crew
Kirk Browning
Director
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The House of Blue Leaves was directed by Kirk Browning and released in 1987.
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The House of Blue Leaves has a runtime of 1 hours and 53 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1987-05-25
- Status
- Released