When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere begins to heat up. Shelley Levene, who has a sick daughter, does everything in his power to get better leads from his boss, John Williamson, but to no avail. When his coworker Dave Moss comes up with a plan to steal the leads, things get complicated for the tough-talking salesmen.
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Film Cast:

• Ricky Roma: Al Pacino
• Shelley Levene: Jack Lemmon
• Blake: Alec Baldwin
• George Aaronow: Alan Arkin
• Dave Moss: Ed Harris
• John Williamson: Kevin Spacey
• James Lingk: Jonathan Pryce
• Larry Spannel: Bruce Altman
• Detective: Jude Ciccolella
• Policeman: Paul Butler
• Coat Check Girl: Lori Tan Chinn
• Man in Donut Shop: Neal Jones
• Assistant Detective: Barry Rohrssen
• Additional Voices (voice): Leigh French
• Additional Voices (voice): George Cheung
• Additional Voices (voice): Murphy Dunne
• Additional Voices (voice): Dana Lee
• Additional Voices (voice): Julie Payne
• Additional Voices (voice): Gregory Snegoff
• Telephone Service Man (uncredited): Skipp Lynch

Film Crew:

• Casting: Bonnie Timmermann
• Original Music Composer: James Newton Howard
• Theatre Play: David Mamet
• Production Design: Jane Musky
• Unit Production Manager: Celia D. Costas
• Executive Producer: Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.
• Set Decoration: Robert J. Franco
• Editor: Howard E. Smith
• Dialogue Editor: Denise Horta
• Director of Photography: Juan Ruiz Anchía
• Special Effects Coordinator: Mike Maggi
• Hair Department Head: Alan D’Angerio
• Director: James Foley
• Producer: Jerry Tokofsky
• Producer: Stanley R. Zupnik
• Hairstylist: Colleen Callaghan
• Makeup Artist: Sharon Ilson
• Transportation Captain: John Leonidas
• Assistant Director: Thomas A. Reilly
• Camera Operator: Craig Haagensen
• Script Supervisor: Dianne Dreyer
• Co-Producer: Morris Ruskin
• Costume Design: Jane Greenwood
• Casting: Sylvia Fay
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Wayne Artman
• Foley: Edward M. Steidele
• Sound Effects Editor: Ed Callahan
• Property Master: Robert Griffon Jr.
• Art Direction: William Barclay
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom E. Dahl
• Assistant Art Director: Bob Shaw
• Gaffer: Jerry DeBlau
• Foley: Matthew Harrison
• Grip: Joseph Viano
• Electrician: Lance Shepherd
• Orchestrator: Brad Dechter
• Construction Coordinator: Fred Merusi
• Assistant Director: Richard Patrick
• Color Timer: Mike Stanwick

Movie Reviews:

• Andres Gomez: Interesting adaptation of a theater play with a great cast for a choral movie. The script is not that interesting, from my POV, but this is a story for actors and the cast is great.
• Renovatio: Incredibly realistic mood… It captures the environment of a sales team so well… The stress, the competition, the somewhat adversarial relationship between management and the front office…

  The predatory, hunter-gatherer nature of it all

  Such a great film…

• JPV852: Good David Mamet written film, with the usual Mamet-style dialogue, that doesn’t have a real plot and not quite a character study either, yet still engrossing even with characters who are real estate scammers. Seen this several times over the years and still mesmerized by Jack Lemmon’s performance. Pacino was good but Lemmon deserved the nod over him. **4.0/5**