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State and Main

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Original title

State and Main

Year

2000

Running time

102 min.

Country

United States

Director

David Mamet

Screenwriter

David Mamet

Cast

Music

Theodore Shapiro

Cinematography

Oliver Stapleton

Producer

Filmtown Entertainment, Green/Renzi, El Dorado Pictures. Distributor: Fine Line Features

Genre

Comedy | Satire. Film In Film. Small Town Life (North-american)

Synopsis

Unable to shoot in New Hampshire, film director Walt Price decides to move to a small town in the state of Vermont, when he learns that there is an old mill, an indispensable element for the film. Everything seems perfect, as it is a quiet town and the locals are eager to participate as extras and mingle with Hollywood's brightest.

Awards: 2000: Chicago Film Critics Awards: Nominated for Best Screenplay

2000: Satellite Awards: 3 nominations

2000: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Ensemble Cast.

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Critics' reviews

"Profanely hilarious Hollywood satire (...) Hollywood corrupts absolutely, and Mamet turns the toxic process into the year's best and smartest comedy."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"Hilarious sweet and sour David Mamet comedy."

Lou Lumenick: New York Post
"A surprisingly unpolished piece of work that plays as though it were written for the stage and only slightly modified for the screen."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"I laughed a lot at the anti-Hollywood humor and generally had a fine time, in spite of the holier-than-thou hypocrisy that makes this movie easily and even intentionally Mamet's most Hollywoodish picture to date."

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"State and Main might be the perfect David Mamet movie for people who don't like David Mamet movies."

Austin Chronicle
"A Hollywood satire as cynical and thickheaded as its supposed targets."

Jessica Winter: Village Voice
"Lays to rest any doubt about whether Mamet can write funny. He can."

Jay Carr: Boston Globe

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96 My Top 10 Movies from 2000 (14)

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