Glengarry Glen Ross

"A story for everyone who works for a living."

1992 1h 40m EN

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Synopsis

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An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.

“A story for everyone who works for a living.”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Foley
Writers: David Mamet
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 86% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Foley, shot by Juan Ruiz Anchía. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Howard E. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon and Alec Baldwin carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A story for everyone who works for a living.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

James Foley directs. Juan Ruiz Anchía behind the camera. James Newton Howard scores. Howard E. Smith cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 86% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by James Foley, shot by Juan Ruiz Anchía. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by James Newton Howard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Howard E. Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Al Pacino and Jack Lemmon and Alec Baldwin carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A story for everyone who works for a living.".
8IMDB entry: tt0104348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 22 themes, including "estate agent", "robbery", "competition", "office".
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Juan Ruiz Anchía
Original score: James Newton Howard
Editing: Howard E. Smith
Production design: Jane Musky
Costume design: Jane Greenwood
Makeup / hair: Alan D'Angerio
Sound: Wayne Artman
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $12,500,000
Box office: $10,725,228
Return: 86% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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Andres Gomez2015-12-21
★ 7/10
Interesting adaptation of a theater play with a great cast for a choral movie. The script is not that interesting, from my POV, but this is a story for actors and the cast is great.
Renovatio2017-04-11
★ 10/10
Incredibly realistic mood… It captures the environment of a sales team so well… The stress, the competition, the somewhat adversarial relationship between management and the front office… The predatory, hunter-gatherer nature of it all Such a great film…
JPV8522020-05-22
★ 8/10
Good David Mamet written film, with the usual Mamet-style dialogue, that doesn't have a real plot and not quite a character study either, yet still engrossing even with characters who are real estate scammers. Seen this several times over the years and still mesmerized by Jack Lemmon's performance. Pacino was good but Lemmon deserved the nod over him. 4.0/5