Glengarry Glen Ross (film)
Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 American drama film directed by James Foley and written by David Mamet, based on his 1984 Pulitzer Prize–winning play of the same name. The film depicts two days in the lives of four real estate salesmen, and their increasing desperation when the corporate office sends a motivational trainer to threaten them that all but the top two salesmen will be fired within one week.
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| Directed by | James Foley |
| Screenplay by | David Mamet |
| Based on | Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet |
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| Cinematography | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| Edited by | Howard Smith |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
Production company | Zupnik Enterprises |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12.5 million |
| Box office | $10.7 million (North America) |
Like the play, the film is notorious for its use of profanity, leading the cast to refer to the film jokingly as "Death of a Fuckin' Salesman". The title of the film comes from the names of two of the real estate developments being peddled by the salesmen characters: Glengarry Highlands and Glen Ross Farms.
The film was critically acclaimed and is widely considered one of the best films of the 1990s. The world premiere was held at the 49th Venice Film Festival, where Jack Lemmon was awarded the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. Al Pacino was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. Yet, the film was a box office failure for grossing $10.7 million in North America against a $12.5 million budget. It has since become a cult classic.