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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. The Shakespearean tragedy, originally set in Dunsinane Castle in 11th-century Scotland, is reworked into a dark comedy set in 1975, [2 ...
Jan 22, 2001 · 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, Pennsylvania. / 39.96611°N 77.59556°W / 39.96611; -77.59556. Scotland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Greene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was named after Scotland, the ancestral home of an early settler. [2] As of the 2010 census, the population was ...
- United States
- Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 2002 · "Scotland, Pa." is a black comedy retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," set against the backdrop of a fast food restaurant in the early 70s, rural Pennsylvania. This classic tale of guilt and ...
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- Billy Morrissette
- R
- James Legros
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.
Scotland, PA is 4605 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 1794 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Rose Island but less popular than Paranormal Activity.
- 104 min
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Nov 5, 2019 · Scotland, PA’s first act feels flagrantly overcooked, as if director Lonny Price and the show’s creators, composer-lyricist Adam Gwon (best known for the teensy-tiny one-act play Ordinary Days) and book-writer Michael Mitnick, have totally ignored the recipe. One song starts out as a fun tune for Mac (Ryan McCartan) and his unsatisfied wife ...
