

“Art is never dangerous... unless it tells the truth.”
A true story of politics and art in the 1930s USA, centered around a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.
Director
Writer
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$36,000,000
Revenue
$2,900,000

Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.

John Houseman
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.