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Glengarry Glen Ross [DVD Boxset] [10th Anniversary Special Edition]

2 discs
Region 1 USA/CA (info)

The film is based on the 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by David Mamet that ran on Broadway (and in other cities) to sold-out audiences. Mamet has also directed several films, including HOUSE OF GAMES (1987), THINGS CHANGE (1988), HOMICIDE (1991), THE SPANISH PRISONER (1997), and THE WINSLOW BOY (1999), and written the screenplays for numerous films, including THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987), HOFFA (1992), and THE EDGE (1997). In 1992, Al Pacino was nominated for two Academy Awards, one for Best Supporting Actor for his work in this film, and one, which he won, for Best Actor for his work in SCENT OF A WOMAN. Shot in New York City and Kaufmann Astoria Studios in Queens, in DuArt Color and Super 35 Widescreen; prints by DeLuxe. Main title sequence design by Saxon/Ross Film Design; title opticals by Pacific Title.
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 11450
Credits

Al Pacino, Alfredo James Pacino, Jack Lemmon, John Uhler Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alexander Rae Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce
Critic Reviews

"...The pleasure of this unique film comes in watching superb actors dine on Mamet's pungent language like the feast it is..."
Rolling Stone
"...Splendid....A mordantly funny DEATH OF A SALESMAN for the 1990's..."
New York Times
"...Tightly wound -- and actually very fine....[Baldwin acts with] reptilian gung-ho..." -- Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly
"...Mamet is a true magician with streetwise words, a writer who recognizes the poetry hidden in the most scalding language and creates profane dialogue hot enough to suck all the air out of the screen..."
Los Angeles Times
"...An indoor actor's movie with visual snap and distinction..."
USA Today
"...David Mamet's sales drama is notable for the quantity and quality of its swearing. Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris and Al Pacino all have a go..."
Total Film
"[With] a fantastic cast who relished the searing scenes of male competitiveness..."
Uncut
"[E]xemplary. Foley remains faithful to his source and gives his actors plenty of room to move..."
Sight and Sound
"Many of the plaudits go, rightly, to Mamet's screenplay....But James Foley's direction is also a key to the film's relentless, restless power."
Empire