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Feb 15, 2002 · ” Scotland, PA” translates Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” into a comedy set in a Pennsylvania fast-food burger stand, circa 1972. Lady Macbeth rubs unhappily at a grease burn on her hand, the three witches become three local hippies, and poor Duncan, the manager, isn’t attacked with a knife but is pounded on the head with a skillet.
Watch Scotland, Pa. with a subscription on Prime Video, rent on Fandango at Home, Apple TV, or buy on Fandango at Home, Apple TV. Though it's not as good as it could have been, Scotland PA...
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- Billy Morrissette
- R
- James Le Gros
Scotland, Pa.: Directed by Billy Morrissette. With James Le Gros, Maura Tierney, Christopher Walken, Kevin Corrigan. In a modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania, Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Billy Morrissette
- 2001-01-22
Scotland, PA is a 2001 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Billy Morrissette as a modernized retelling of Macbeth. [1] The film stars James LeGros, Maura Tierney, and Christopher Walken.
In "Scotland, PA.", a '70s-like working class-like couple, Joe and Pat McBeth (James LeGros and Maura Tierney), who both work at Duncan's, a small-town fast food joint, dream of running their own restaurant and go to great lengths to earn it.
Feb 8, 2002 · ''Scotland, Pa.,'' a clever comic riff on ''Macbeth,'' is so infatuated with its own whimsy that most of the drama in Shakespeare's tragedy is diluted by the movie's joking condescension toward...
Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault. It’s yet another indie movie that’s supposed to be hip and funny but never is. Full Review | Original Score: F |...
