Cast & crew
Blue Collar (1978)
Directed by Paul Schrader Written by Leonard Schrader, Paul Schrader
Cast
| Richard Pryor | Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown |
| Harvey Keitel | Jerry Bartowski |
| Yaphet Kotto | Sam 'Smokey' James |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Bobby Joe |
| Harry Bellaver | Eddie Johnson |
| Lucy Saroyan | Arlene Bartowski |
| George Memmoli | Jenkins |
| Lane Smith | Clarence Hill |
| Cliff DeYoung | John Burrows |
| Chip Fields | Caroline Brown |
| Borah Silver | Dogshit Miller |
| Harry Northup | Hank |
| Milton Selzer | Sumabitch |
| Leonard Gaines | I.R.S. Man |
| Sammy Warren | Barney |
| Jimmy Martinez | Charlie T. Hernandez |
| Jerry Dahlmann | Superintendent |
| Rock Riddle | Blond Thug |
| Denny Arnold | Unshaven Thug |
| Stacey Baldwin | Debby Bartowski |
| Steve Butts | Bob Bartowski |
| Stephen P. Dunn | Flannigan |
| Speedy Brown | Slim |
| Davone Florence | Frazier Brown |
| Eddie Singleton | Ali Brown |
| Ava Singleton | Aretha Brown |
| Vermettya Royster | Neighbor |
| Jaime Carreire | Little Joe |
| Victoria McFarland | Doris |
| Gloria Delaney | Party Girl |
| Rosa Flores | Party Girl |
| Crystal McCarey | Party Girl |
| Debra Fay Walker | Party Girl |
| Sean Fallon Walsh | Detective |
| Vincent Lucchesi | Newspaper Reporter |
| Gino Ardito | Detective |
| Jerry Snider | TV Reporter |
| Donl Morse | Union Member |
| William Pelt | Union Member |
| Colby Chester | TV Reporter |
| Tracey Walter | Union Member |
| Almeria Quinn | Union Secretary |
| Lee McDonald | Security Guard |
| Rodney Lee Walker | Boy in Dime Store |
| Vincent Di Paolo | Factory Worker (uncredited) |
| Doctor Hayes | Union Worker (uncredited) |
| Jeannine Oppewall | Woman with Bicycle (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Williams | Union Member with Broken Leg (uncredited) |
Crew
| Ron Dawson | Wardrobe Designer |
| Donl Morse | Makeup Artist |
| Winfred Tennison | Sound |
| Willie D. Burton | Sound |
| Marvin E. Lewis | Sound |
| Alice Rush | Wardrobe Designer |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunt Coordinator |
| Robert L. Stevenson | Hairstylist |
| Paul Schrader | Director |
| Bobby Byrne | Director of Photography |
| Robin French | Executive Producer |
| Lawrence G. Paull | Production Design |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Tom Rolf | Editor |
| Jack Nitzsche | Original Music Composer |
| Sydney A. Glass | Original Concept |
| Peg Cummings | Set Decoration |
| Leonard Schrader | Screenplay |
| Paul Schrader | Screenplay |
| David Nichols | Associate Producer |
| Don Guest | Producer |
| Daniel Franklin | Second Assistant Director |
| Rusty Meek | First Assistant Director |
| Rusty Meek | Production Manager |
| Vic Ramos | Casting |
| Mort Zwicker | Construction Coordinator |
| Tom Beckert | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Stanley H. Polinsky | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| James G. Stewart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jim Connors | Stunt Driver |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunt Driver |
| Michael C. Ayers | Property Master |
| Ernie Sawyers | Property Master |
| William D. Barber | Second Assistant Camera |
| Frank Orsatti | Stunt Driver |
| Rick Borchardt | Key Grip |
| James F. Boyle | Gaffer |
| Ted Sugiura | First Assistant Camera |
| Wynn Hammer | Still Photographer |
| William Dear | Additional Camera |
| Aaron Pazanti | Best Boy Grip |
| David Calloway | Second Assistant Camera |
| Ophelious Braxton | Second Company Grip |
| Doug J. Campbell | Dolly Grip |
| Ron Kenyon | Lighting Technician |
| Robert C. Thomas | Camera Operator |
| Jim Taylor | Still Photographer |
| Sandy Davis | Assistant Editor |
| Janice Hampton | Assistant Editor |
| David Hoberman | Production Executive |
| Bonnie Bruckheimer | Producer's Assistant |
| Wallace C. Bennett | Script Supervisor |
| Ry Cooder | Additional Music |
| Michael Boddicker | Musician |