State and Main (Blu-ray) R
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: R
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: July 27, 2021
- Originally Released: 2000
- Label: Shout Factory
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rebecca Pidgeon, Julia Stiles & Alec Baldwin | |
Performer: | Charles Durning, Patti Lupone, David Paymer, Clark Gregg, Ricky Jay, Michael Higgins & Jonathan Katz | |
Directed by | David Mamet | |
Edited by | Barbara Tulliver | |
Screenwriting by | David Mamet | |
Composition by | Theodore Shapiro | |
Produced by | Sarah Green | |
Executive Production by | Alec Baldwin & Jon Cornick |
Entertainment Reviews:
An amusing trifle.
San Jose Mercury News
A surfeit of farce and fast-talking makes up for a lack of plot.
Miami Herald
Rating: 5/5 --
...a fine comedy that represents grown-up moviemaking at its very best.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Rating: 4/5 --
Intriguing characters, good movie for older teens.
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Common Sense Media
Rating: 2.5/5 --
David Mamet tones it down a second time in the relaxed State and Main.
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Las Vegas CityLife
State and Main might be the perfect David Mamet movie for people who don't like David Mamet movies. The nice thing about it, though, is that it won't disappoint the rest of us.
Houston Chronicle
Rating: 3.5/4 --
David Mamet, that president emeritus of hard-consonant profanity, often seems as comfortable with softer stuff as a man wearing wool in July. But this on-the-nose Hollywood satire played like Preston Sturges absolved of Production-Code limitations.
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The Film Yap
Product Description:
In the screwball comedy STATE AND MAIN, writer-director David Mamet reveals that the only thing more corrupt than Hollywood moviemaking is a small American town that is willing to stoop to any level to be a part of it. Marshalling an all-star ensemble, Mamet chronicles a movie production's arrival in sleepy Waterford, Vermont. Walt Price (William H. Macy), the smooth-talking, Machiavellian chief of the effort, has four days before shooting begins--he has to scout locations (the old mill he expected to use as a set burned down forty years ago), keep his egotistical stars out of trouble, and charm the locals. The writer, Joe White (Philip Seymour Hoffman), wrestles with endless script changes and finds himself getting involved with a charming Waterford bookshop owner (Rebecca Pidgeon). The townspeople only condemn the slick tinseltown interlopers when they're not currying their favor, hoping for a shot at the big time. Mamet lets each successive crisis among these folks build to hilarious chaos; healthy doses of one-liners and clever plotting are balanced with a character-driven comic tale. Mamet's dialogue, known for its rapid-fire, repetitious wit, is perfectly matched to both Macy's fast-talking damage control and Pidgeon's homespun wisdom--the result is light-hearted comedy that feels legitimately profound.
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- Sales Rank: 107,013
- UPC: 826663218596
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