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Sixty years ago today, David Mamet was born, and we get a kick imagining the first word out of his mouth once he acquired the ability to speak being "fuck." To be fair, anyone who watches The Unit on CBS 2 Tuesday nights knows that Mamet doesn't need to swear to get his dialogue across. But sometimes it's just funner.
In honor of Mamet's birthday we look back at one of his classic scenes: the "coffee is for closers" scene from Glengarry Glen Ross (and this does have some profanity, so keep the volume low if you're at work). It highlights both Mamet's writing and Alec Baldwin's acting ability, though not quite as well as his recent turn on 30 Rock where he did at least five different characters.
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It might interest some to know that the Alec Baldwin character was not in the original play and the coffee speech did not exist before the movie. Good additions both, I think.
Watching that is the most fun ever.
Movies made out of plays are boring. Too static regarding setting. Alec Baldwin saved this film.
Did you think Chicago was boring? That was on stage first, as were most of the musicals ever made.
Maybe some movies, but not this movie. Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, they were all great in this flick. It's a great movie. Love it.
The play is great too, saw Dave Pasquesi do Ricky Roma, fabulous, but not anymore fabulous than the movie.
This is one of the greatest plays ever written, and one of the greatest movies ever made. Static, yes, but the dialogue and writing are so so so fantastic, you don't need any flying cameras or Scorsese-like musical montages.
I am still waiting for David Mamet to tackle Shitty Hall. I bet he could nail Mayor Munchkin to the cross!
In the Canadian version of the film he says "coffee is for hosers"
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