Trees Lounge (1996)
Trees Lounge is the 1996 feature film debut written and directed by Steve Buscemi. It was produced by Brad Wyman and Chris Hanley and features a large ensemble cast of actors, including Buscemi, Anthony LaPaglia, Chloë Sevigny, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film's black humor, based on examination of characters' self-destructive behavior, has been cited as an influence by The Sopranos creator David Chase, who later hired Buscemi to direct the "Pine Barrens" episode of the show and to star as Tony Soprano's cousin Tony Blundetto during the show's fifth season.
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Cast:
- Anthony LaPaglia – Rob
- Bianca Hunter – Kelly
- Carol Kane – Connie
- Chloë Sevigny – Debbie
- Daniel Baldwin – Jerry
- Debi Mazar – Crystal
- Elizabeth Bracco – Theresa
- Eszter Balint – Marie
- John Ventimiglia – Johnny
- Kevin Corrigan – Matthew
- Larry Gilliard, Jr. – James
- Mark Boone Junior – Mike
- Michael Buscemi – Raymond
- Michael Imperioli – George
- Mimi Rogers – Patty
- Samuel L. Jackson – Wendell
- Seymour Cassel – Uncle Al
- Steve Buscemi – Tommy