Juke and Opal 50 years old

“WINTER, 1973. Late afternoon: the entr'acte between dusk and darkness, when the people who conduct their business in the street -- numbers runners in gray chesterfields, out-of-work barmaids playing the dozens, adolescents cultivating their cigarette jones and lust, small-time hustlers selling ‘authentic’ gold wristwatches that are platinum bright---look for a place to roost and to drink in the day's sin. Young black guy, looks like the comedian Richard Pryor, walks into one of his hangouts, Opal's Silver Spoon Café. A greasy dive with a R & B jukebox, it could be in Detroit or in New York, could be anywhere. Opal's has a proprietor -- Opal, a young and wise black woman, who looks like the comedian Lily Tomlin -- and a little bell over the door that goes tink-a-link, announcing all the handouts and gimmes who come to sit at Opal's counter and talk about how needy their respective asses are.” — Hilton Als

Credits

Juke and Opal Cast

Name Character
Lily Tomlin She was 34, now 85 years old as Opal
Richard Pryor He was 33, 65 years old when he died as Juke

Juke and Opal Crew

Name Department
Jane Wagner as Writer. She was 38 (now 89) years old Writing
Juke and Opal poster
Juke and Opal (50 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, December 01, 1973
  • Runtime: 10 minutes