Trees Lounge

Trees Lounge
Trees Lounge
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steve Buscemi
Written by	Steve Buscemi
Produced by	Brad Wyman; Chris Hanley;
Starring	Steve Buscemi; Chloë Sevigny; Mark Boone Junior; Anthony LaPaglia; Elizabeth Bracco; Eszter Balint; Carol Kane; Daniel Baldwin; Mimi Rogers; Debi Mazar; Seymour Cassel; Bianca Hunter; Samuel L. Jackson;
Cinematography	Lisa Rinzler
Edited by	Kate Williams
Music by	Evan Lurie
Production; companies	Live Entertainment; Seneca; Addis/Wechsler;
Distributed by	Orion Classics
Release dates	May 11, 1996 (Directors' Fortnight); October 11, 1996 (United States);
Running time	95 minutes
Language	English
Box office	$749,741

Trees Lounge is a 1996 American comedy-drama film and the debut of Steve Buscemi as writer and director. 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 is based on examination of characters' self-destructive behavior, revolving around their shared hangout of the titular bar and lounge.

Critical reception was mostly positive. Trees Lounge has also been cited as an influence by The Sopranos creator David Chase, who later hired Buscemi to direct "Pine Barrens" and three other episodes of the show, and to star as Tony Soprano's cousin Tony Blundetto during the show's fifth season.

It was filmed in Glendale, Queens, Brooklyn and Valley Stream, New York.

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