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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").

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.

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.

Trivia

During filming, the movie was referred to by the actors as "Death of a Fucking Salesman," owing to its salty language.

The only female character in the movie with a talking part is the coat-check woman at the bar, whose only line is "Thank you."

External links

• Glengarry Glen Ross at IMDb

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