tanty
Interesting adaptation of a theater play with a great cast for a choral movie. The script is not that interesting, from my POV, but this is a story for actors and the cast is great.
Glengarry Glen Ross
- Crime
- Drama
- Mystery
9/10/1992
100
R
A story for everyone who works for a living.
When an office full of real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson, but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.
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- Writer:
- Revenue:
- $10,725,228
- Budget:
- $12,500,000
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Cast
Al PacinoRicky Roma- Jack LemmonShelley Levene
- Alec BaldwinBlake
- Alan ArkinGeorge Aaronow
- Ed HarrisDave Moss
- Kevin SpaceyJohn Williamson
- Jonathan PryceJames Lingk
- Bruce AltmanLarry Spannel
- Jude CiccolellaDetective
- Paul ButlerPoliceman
Lori Tan ChinnCoat Check Girl- Neal JonesMan in Donut Shop
Barry RohrssenAssistant Detective- Leigh FrenchAdditional Voices (voice)
- George CheungAdditional Voices (voice)
- Murphy DunneAdditional Voices (voice)
Reviews
Renovatio
Incredibly realistic mood It captures the environment of a sales team so well The stress, the competition, the somewhat adversarial relationship between management and the front office
The predatory, hunter-gatherer nature of it all
Such a great film
JPV852
Good David Mamet written film, with the usual Mamet-style dialogue, that doesn't have a real plot and not quite a character study either, yet still engrossing even with characters who are real estate scammers. Seen this several times over the years and still mesmerized by Jack Lemmon's performance. Pacino was good but Lemmon deserved the nod over him. 4.0/5
Geronimo1967
I wonder how many ostensibly peaceful office environments would react like this if they were given the same ultimatum! It's underperforming so the overbearing and supremely confident "Blake" (Alec Baldwin) announces to the team that at the end of the month, only the top two will have a job in their estate agency. This proves quite a shock to "Levene" (Jack Lemmon), "George" (Alan Arvin), "Dave" (Ed Harris) and "Ricky" (Al Pacino). They try, they claim, but the market just isn't there. Well "Blake" ain't buying any of that and so the ultimatum stands. What now ensues sees this workplace - under the rather weak management of the insipid "Williamson" (Kevin Spacey) go from amiable camaraderie to toxic back-stabbing. Essentially the battle come...