Winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize, David Mamet's scalding comedy is about small-time, cutthroat real esate salesmen trying to grind out a living by pushing plots of land on reluctant buyers in a never-ending scramble for their fair share of the American dream. Here is Mamet at his very best, writing with brutal power about the tough life of tough characters who cajole, connive, wheedle, and wheel and deal for a piece of the action -- where closing a sale can mean a brand new cadillac but losing one can mean losing it all. This masterpiece of American drama is now a major motion picture starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Alex Baldwain, Jonathan Pryce, Ed Harris, and Kevin Spacey.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Chicago Dog:
There are only a few truly perfect things on this earth. A Chicago dog is one of them. There is nothing quite like it. This play is another little piece of perfection. Loved the movie, oh yes, but the play is just as good, which is a rare thing indeed. Often the movie version is superior to the original and vice versa. Here there is perfection on both sides. A glorious script is brought to the screen intact. No doubt much credit belongs to the director and cast, but I suspect that Mamet had something to do... more info
Powerful Language:
The film version of Mamet's play with Jack Lemmon and Al Pacino is incredible and having recently attended a production of this play in the West End of London I was intrigued by the slight differences between the screenplay and the original. That's what prompted me to purchase the play and read it.
Mamet's language is powerful and the cadences that he writes for his characters really drive the action and reveal truths about their characters in subtle yet absolute ways.
This particlar version... more info
Swearing for the Sake of Swearing:
Glengarry Glen Ross, a real estate sales firm run by contentious and pugnacious animals, connives innocent folks into buying land at above market value. In David Manet's shocking "Glengarry Glen Ross", the ugly and cutthroat side of sales comes alive in three cantankerous salesman that do whatever it takes to keep their head above the cutoff line, the sales quota, and a younger sales manager precariously holding his position of authority over them. Parts of Glengarry come alive in brilliant voices that... more info
nowhere near as good without Alec Baldwin:
The Alec Baldwin scene that's in the movie version is not here in the play. As I understand it, the terrific Baldwin
scene was written later and made part of the screenplay especially for Alec. All I can say is: GET THE MOVIE.
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