State and Main
Comedy • Drama
Theatrical Release (US)
~ When a film crew came to Waterford, Vermont they shot first and asked questions later. ~
Overview:
A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.
Director:
David Mamet
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$9,206,279.00
Key words:
Cast
Alec Baldwin
~ as ~
Bob Berrenger
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Joseph Turner White
Charles Durning
Mayor George Bailey
Clark Gregg
Doug Mackenzie
Patti LuPone
Sherry Bailey
William H. Macy
Walt Price
Sarah Jessica Parker
Claire Wellesley
David Paymer
Marty Rossen
Julia Stiles
Carla
Rebecca Pidgeon
Ann
Wuchak
Written 2 month(s) ago
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A film crew descends upon a New England town…
…with William H. Macy playing the director, Philip Seymour Hoffman the troubled writer and David Paymer the no-nonsense producer.
Written & directed by David Mamet, it’s a dialogue-driven quirky comedy/drama that pokes fun at the film business. The dialogue is fairly rat-a-tat-tat and so you’ll probably miss a lot of good lines, but this gives the flick great rewatch value.
I loved the one about the director’s favorite pillow, which says “Shoot first and ask questions afterwards.” Yet there are dozens of amusing bits, such as the running joke about giving someone an assistant producer credit and the pothole on main street. The only thing I didn’t care for was the preoccupation in the second half with a car accident involving Alec Baldwin’s character and his scandalous involvement with a minor (Julia Stiles).
Speaking of Stiles, she was 18 during shooting and it’s too bad more wasn’t done with her. Meanwhile Sarah Jessica Parker rarely looked better, yet it’s brunette Rebecca Pidgeon who has the most formidable role of the female cast.
It runs 1 hour, 45 minutes, and was shot in Manchester-by-the-Sea and Beverly, which are located northeast of Boston, as well as Dedham and Waltham, which are southwest and west of the city respectively.
GRADE: B
