Glengarry Glen Ross (film)

Glengarry Glen Ross is the title of a 1992 movie, based on the 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by David Mamet, who adapted it into a screenplay for the film. The film shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical and/or illegal acts (from lies and flattery to bribery, threats and intimidation to burglary) in order to sell undesirable real estate to unwilling prospective buyers ("leads").

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1992 - 1984 - Pulitzer Prize - Play - David Mamet - Real estate agent - Bribery - Burglary - Real estate

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The film differs from the play mainly with the insertion of a single scene written by Mamet. The scene involves a character named Blake, played by Alec Baldwin, who gives the main characters a more immediate motivation for selling real estate —namely that their jobs are on the line.

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The film also differs in location. While play's original references to the Chicago area remain intact throughout, the film credits list it having been filmed "on location" in New York City. As such, there are some scenes which do refer to New York City, such as the opening scene, in which the pay phone Shelly Levene (Jack Lemmon) uses clearly reads "New York". Also, George Aaronow (Alan Arkin) comments to Shelly, "I had a woman in White Plains on the hook ...," an obvious reference to White Plains, New York.

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New York City - Jack Lemmon - Alan Arkin - White Plains, New York

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