Kansas City

Kansas City

 Cast: Altman
Altman
, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh
, Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
, Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
, Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy
Kansas City

Kansas City

 Cast: Altman
Altman
, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh
, Miranda Richardson
Miranda Richardson
, Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
, Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy

DVD

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Overview

Ice cool, red-hot jazz is the soul of Robert Altman's personal excursion back into the title Missouri town during its seedy Depression-era heyday. With his trademark quickly shifting cross-cut episodes Altman skewers the American institutions of big business, politics and the myth of American honesty, and fortitude in the face of adversity. His 1934 Kansas City is a ruthless place where the struggle to survive drives normally decent people beyond the law's frontiers. The stories begin as feisty, determined Blondie O'Hara (Jennifer Jason Leigh) bursts into the well-appointed home of local blue-blood Carolyn Stilton (Miranda Richardson), the wife of prominent Democrat Henry Stilton (Michael Murphy). Blondie slips Carolyn some laudanum to calm her and then sets off. Her purpose for the abduction is to somehow use Carolyn to get back Blondie's husband Johnny O'Hara (Dermot Mulroney), a bumbling petty thief who stupidly put on blackface to disguise himself and robbed the biggest mobster in Kansas City, the enigmatic African American crime boss Seldom Seen (Harry Belafonte). Seldom Seen runs the riotous Hey-Hey Club where a jazz band ceaselessly jams. He has captured Johnny and now amuses himself by torturing the little hood and manipulating his mind. Meanwhile, Blondie continues searching accompanied by the now laudanum-addicted Carolyn, who stumbles along in a half-blind haze. Blondie speeds things up by forcing her captive to involve her husband, who is busily engaged in corrupting the upcoming presidential election. In the midst of it all, a ruthless mobster (Steve Buscemi) strong-arms innocent people into voting his way.

Product Details

Release Date: 04/14/2020
UPC: 0760137351191
Original Release: 1996
Rating: R
Source: Arrow Video
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:56:00
Sales rank: 46,026

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Jennifer Jason Leigh Blondie O'Hara
Miranda Richardson Carolyn Stilton
Harry Belafonte Seldom Seen
Michael Murphy Henry Stilton
Dermot Mulroney Johnny O'Hara
Martin Martin `Blue' Green
A.C. Smith Sheepshan Red,Babe Flynn
Joshua Redman Lester Young
Steve Buscemi Johnny Flynn
Jane Adams Nettie Bolt
Jeff Feringa Addie Parker
Albert J. Burnes Charlie Parker
Ajia Mignon Johnson Pearl Cummings
James Carter Hey Hey Club Musician,Hey Hey Club Musician
Craig Handy Hey Hey Club Musician
David Murray Hey Hey Club Musician
Jesse Davis Hey Hey Club Musician
David 'Fathead' Newman Jr. Hey Hey Club Musician
Don Byron Hey Hey Club Musician
Olu Dara Hey Hey Club Musician
Nicholas Payton Hey Hey Club Musician
James Zollar Hey Hey Club Musician
Curtis Fowlkes Hey Hey Club Musician
Clark Gayton Hey Hey Club Musician
Victor Lewis Hey Hey Club Musician
Geri Allen Hey Hey Club Musician
Cyrus Chestnut Hey Hey Club Musician
Christian McBride Hey Hey Club Musician
Tyrone Clark Hey Hey Club Musician
Russell Malone Hey Hey Club Musician
Mark Whitfield Hey Hey Club Musician
Kevin Mahogany Hey Hey Club Musician
David Newman Actor
Hal Willner Composer

Technical Credits
Robert Altman Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Scott Bushnell Executive Producer
Elisabeth Leustig Casting
Frank Barhydt Screenwriter
Grady Walker Stunts
Greg Walker Stunts
John Pritchett Sound/Sound Designer
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