Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

Director:

James Foley

Writers (WGA):

David Mamet (play)
David Mamet (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 October 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The hardest thing in life is sell

Plot:

An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.

Plot Keywords:

Real Estate | Robbery | Contest | Film With Ambiguous Title | Repetition In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Al Pacino	...	Ricky Roma
Jack Lemmon	...	Shelley Levene
Alec Baldwin	...	Blake
Alan Arkin	...	George Aaronow
Ed Harris	...	Dave Moss
Kevin Spacey	...	John Williamson
Jonathan Pryce	...	James Lingk
Bruce Altman	...	Larry Spannel
Jude Ciccolella	...	Detective
Paul Butler	...	Policeman
Lori Tan Chinn	...	Coat Check Girl
Neal Jones	...	Man in Donut Shop
Barry Rossen	...	Assistant Detective
Leigh French	...	Additional Voices (voice)
George Cheung	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Also Known As:

Glengarry Glen Ross (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Netherlands:AL | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Norway:5 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #31643) | France:U | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Finland:K-10 | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

GGR

Trivia:

Co-star Jack Lemmon said the cast was the greatest acting ensemble he had ever been part of. This is also both director James Foley's and Alec Baldwin's favorite film of their own.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Levine enters and exits the Spannel house, the rain is pouring immediately outside the front door. But after he exits the camera pulls back to reveal he is on a large roofed porch. So the rain would actually be falling some distance from the door.

Quotes:

Williamson: Will you go to lunch? Go to lunch. WILL you GO to LUNCH?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Beginning of the End (#6.17)" (1993)

Soundtrack:

Daydream

Astonishing...

The first time I saw this movie my jaw was hanging down and my mouth wide open from start to finish. I was gripped.

This movie has no sex, no violence, no car chases, no action - but absolutely the most powerful acting I have ever seen. Uncompromisingly realistic.

Having said that, I can understand why so many people do NOT like it - you have to like dramas, and especially one centered so much around desparation and conflict, and NOT around action. It is adapted from the stage play, and I appreciate the way in which it was shot, retaining so much of the raw appeal that can only be felt at the theatre, as opposed to the cinema.

This movie is a veritable who's who of acting, with Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, Jonathan Pryce - not to mention a then-relatively-unknwon Kevin Spacey.

If you can appreciate powerful acting, films based on dialogue with few scene changes, and can withstand an absolute barrage of foul language (which I must add is perfectly suited to this film), then this movie will blow you away.