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Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 American tragedy film directed by James Foley and written by David Mamet, based on his 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.
Glengarry Glen Ross: Directed by James Foley. With Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin. An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- James Foley
- 1992-10-02
- Devin Meenan
- "Because I Don't Like You." Leven asks Williamson "Why?" The question specifically refers to why Williamson is choosing to turn him in, but Levene seems to be asking about Williamson's general treatment of him as well.
- "They Just Like Talking To Salesmen" It turns out Levene was the one who conspired with Moss to rob the office. He attempts to bribe Williamson into staying silent by offering him escalating amounts of money from the Nyborg deal.
- "A Man Is His Job." If the play has a thesis statement, it's this. The salesmen are at odds with office manager John Williamson (Kevin Spacey), who holds the leads (names and numbers of potential buyers).
- "Always Tell The Truth, George; It's The Easiest Thing To Remember." Aronow is the most hapless of the salesmen, and not coincidentally, the most innocent.
The staff at the Brooklyn office of Premiere Properties is convened by Blake, sent by the bigwigs Murray and Mitch from the downtown head office. Blake's mentality is cutthroat, he implementing a month long contest among the sales staff, with the highest seller by dollar winning a Cadillac Eldorado, the lowest seller who will be fired.
When his coworker Dave Moss (Ed Harris) comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen. Watch Glengarry Glen Ross with a subscription on...
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- James Foley
- R
- Al Pacino
Oct 2, 1992 · Glengarry Glen Ross. Crime. 100 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1992. Roger Ebert. October 2, 1992. 4 min read. The shabby real estate office in “Glengarry Glen Ross” seems likely to become one of the movie places we will remember, like the war room in “ Dr. Strangelove ” or Hannibal Lecter’s cell.
Glengarry Glen Ross is the story of four Chicago salesmen—Levene, Roma, Moss, and Aaronow—and their supervisor, Williamson, who work together selling undesirable real estate at inflated prices.
