Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

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

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

Color:

Color

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:

At one point in the movie, Roma (Al Pacino) says to Moss (Ed Harris), "Guess what the Machine just sold. Eight units to Harriet and Blah Blah Nyborg". During the shooting of the scene, Al Pacino genuinely forget the name of Bill Nyborg and improvised the "Blah Blah". Director James Foley liked it so much, he left it in the film.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When Levene tries to convince Williamson to go along with his plan to give him some of the Glengarry leads, the boom mic operator is reflected in the office window.

Quotes:

Dave Moss: We don't gotta sit here and listen to this.
Blake: You CERTAINLY don't pal, 'cause the good news is - you're fired.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: (#17.3)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Prelude to a Kiss

The plight of the working man

No film that I have ever seen expresses the path that the working man follows better than this one. Lemmon and Arkin are perfect as the salesman who's luck has turned towards the negative. You can literally see their will to live being sucked out of them with every blown sale and missed opportunity. Ed Harris is great as the angry salesman who is willing to do what it takes to save his own future. Kevin Spacey plays the tight -collared boss to a T, pushing people and not giving them the breaks they need. The two most quoted characters of any movie I know are those played by Pacino and Baldwin. Pacino always excels in parts where his anger and ability to create believable outbursts are showcased, as they are in this part. All that I can say about Baldwin is that this is definitely his best performance and the writing for his character is unbelievable. I can watch his 10 minute scene over and over again. This movie rules in every way possible. 10 out of 10. (I don't give that rating easily)