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starring: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, Ed Harrisdirected by: James Foley
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302732870
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6302732875
Label: Live / Artisan
Manufacturer: Live / Artisan
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Live / Artisan
Release Date: May 25, 1994
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 12057
Studio: Live / Artisan
Theatrical Release Date: October 02, 1992
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Like moths to a flame, great actors gravitate to the singular genius of playwright-screenwriter David Mamet, who updated his Pulitzer Prize-winning play for this all-star screen adaptation. The material is not inherently cinematic, so the movie's greatest asset is Mamet's peerless dialogue and the assembly of a once-in-a-lifetime cast led by Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, and Alec Baldwin (the last in a role Mamet created especially for the film). Often regarded as a critique of the Reagan administration's impact on the American economy, the play and film focus on a competitive group of real estate salesmen who've gone from feast to famine in a market gone cold. When an executive 'motivator' (Alec Baldwin) demands a sales contest among the agents in the cramped office, the stakes are critically high: any agent who fails to meet his quota of sales 'leads' (i.e., potential buyers) will lose his job. This intense ultimatum is a boon for the office superstar (Pacino), but a once-successful salesman (Lemmon) now finds himself clinging nervously to faded glory. Political and personal rivalries erupt under pressure when the other agents (Alan Arkin, Ed Harris) suspect the office manager (Kevin Spacey) of foul play. This cauldron of anxiety, tension, and sheer desperation provides fertile soil for Mamet's scathingly rich dialogue, which is like rocket fuel for some of the greatest actors of our time. Pacino won an Oscar nomination for his volatile performance, but it's Lemmon who's the standout, doing some of the best work of his distinguished career. Director James Foley shapes Mamet's play into a stylish, intensely focused film that will stand for decades as a testament to its brilliant writer and cast. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating:  - Glengarry Glen Ross Reveals the Genius of David Mamet.
Combining superb performances and brilliant dialogue, Glengarry Glen Ross is the 1992 film adaptation of David Mamet's 1984 Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning play. The film chronicles two days in the lives of four New York real estate agents, who become desperate when corporate management sends in a threatening executive named Blake (Alec Baldwin) to "motivate" them with an ultimatum that, in one week, all except the top two salesmen will be fired. The top closer will win Cadillac Eldorado. Second ... Read More
Rating: - Hardcore salesmanship
If you ever want to scare you kids from being a salesperson get this video. Hardcore "boiler room" selling at its finest/worst. Alec Baldwin at his best.
Rating: - predators in twilight
It's a David Mamet movie: enough said.
Ok, I'll say a couple more things as if you didn't already know them. But if you don't know about this movie -- just see it is the point. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS is an adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by the brilliant playwright-screenwriter David Mamet. Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey are all in it. They worked for low pay just to be in this movie. There were many other famous names that expressed ... Read More
Rating: - Great movie, great performances, great cast
This is one great movie. It takes place in an office building, a Chinese food restaurant, a diner, a car, and outside in the rain. It is brilliantly written and has a large amount of suspense and tension that really catches the viewer and holds him in its clutches. It shows the costs of depravity and the greed lust for success in a tough business.
The cast is fantastic with Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, and screen legend Jack Lemmon. They make this movie ... Read More
Rating:  - BEAUTIFULLY ACTED, BUT HARD TO ENJOY WATCHING THESE PARASITES!
This is film is really hard to rate as I loved the cast and performances, but it's story of ruthless salespeople had me cringing in disgust! Pacino and Lemmon stand out in this insightful film of the pressures of salesmanship and what lengths these parasites will go through to close the deal. This film has a ridiculous amount of profanity, so if that bothers you....don't watch this movie! I usually don't mention anything about profanity, but even I found this excessive. It's a very good movie, but because ... Read More
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