Glengarry Glen Ross [videorecording] / a New Line Cinema release ; screenplay by David Mamet ; produced by Jerry Tokofsky and Stanley R. Zupnik ; directed by James Foley.
Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce. Based on a play by David Mamet. Originally released as a motion picture in 1992. Special features: Disc 1. Magic time: a tribute to Jack Lemmon ; Audio commentary by director James Foley -- Disc 2. A.B.C. "Always Be Closing" (an original documentary tracing the psychological intersection of fictional and real life salesmen) ; J. Roy: new and used furniture ; Bonus audio commentary (Juan Ruiz Anchia - Cinematographer, Alec Baldwin - "Blake", Alan Arkin - "George Aaronow", Jane Musky - Production designer) ; Clip archive - The Charlie Rose Show (Jack Lemmon, October 1, 1993) ; Clip archive - Inside the Actors Studio (Kevin Spacey) ; Cast biographies ; Crew biographies ; Production notes.
Summary:
A powerful story of desperation and betrayal set in the world of real estate. Times are tough in a New York real-estate office; the salesmen (Shelley Levene, Ricky Roma, Dave Moss, and George Aaronow) are given a strong incentive by Blake to succeed in a sales contest. The prizes? First prize is a Cadillac Eldorado, second prize is a set of steak knives, third prize is the sack! There is no room for losers in this dramatically masculine world; only "closers" will get the good sales leads. There is a lot of pressure to succeed, so a robbery is committed which has unforeseen consequences for all the characters.
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