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American Buffalo (1996)

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User Rating: 5.4/10 (1,505 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Michael Corrente
Writers (WGA):
David Mamet (play)
David Mamet (screenplay)
Release Date:
13 September 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
They had a plan. It wasn't worth a nickel.
Plot:
From the play by David Mamet, AMERICAN BUFFALO is another story of mens interminable struggle toward the top of the heap... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Mamet Shuns Computers (From WENN. 28 April 2008, 9:06 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Excellent if you can take it more

Cast

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Dustin Hoffman ... Walt 'Teach' Teacher

Dennis Franz ... Don 'Donny' Dubrow, Owner Rvterbands Variety
Sean Nelson ... Bob 'Bobby'
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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Company:
Capitol Films more

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Trivia:
Michael Corrente was offered the job of directing after meeting producer Gregory Mosher at a screening of Corrente's "Federal Hill." He told Mosher, the director of the original stage production, "This won't mean anything to Mamet, bout could you tell him that 'Federal Hill' never would have happened if I hadn't seen 'Buffalo' onstage when I was a kid?" Mosher then suggested that Corrente direct the film adaptation. more
Quotes:
Teach: All I'm saying is don't confuse business with pleasure. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Frogs for Snakes (1998) more

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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
Excellent if you can take it, 18 August 2002
Author: halfcolombian from Sweden

In a way this is almost like a pornmovie, but instead of sex you have talk. The movie is a 90 minute long filmed conversation. But to me the movie is more entertaining than many actionmovies. It's definitely not for all viewers hence the bad overall ratings, but I can still recommend it. The acting is over the top. Hoffman and Franz is a very funny combination. Seldom have I seen someone make so much out of so little. As oppose to other movies the climax isn't in the ending, every scene is equally important. Not as good as Glengarry glen ross though. GGR was both a character study and a good movie. This is "just" an excellent character study, but with these actors it's enough to make it worth watching.

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