A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 8 nominations
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- TriviaThe movie, set in Vermont, was shot primarily in a seaside town in Massachusetts.
- GoofsWhen the PA accidentally erases the mayor's dinner from Tuesday (originally in red pen) on the calendar, she cleanly erases before rewriting it (in green pen). No day is visible whilst she is writing, however later in the scene it is clearly still for Tuesday and not for Wednesday. Later in the film, it appears under Wednesday (in green pen) and Tuesday is blank; later still, we see that both dates have the event written in their respective colors (and in very similar handwriting), with the red writing looking faded, as if only bits of it had been erased.
- Crazy creditsOnly 2 animals were harmed during the filming of this motion picture.
Featured review
Rebecca Pidgeon (Mamet's wife) has never been so winsome, nor Philip Seymour Hoffman so innocent. It is light fare, but the dialogue, thanks to Mamet's talent, nonetheless has an edge and intelligence missing from most romantic comedies.
The Hollywood crew, post-Entourage, seems almost dated, though David Paymer does a good job of seeming tough while remaining surprisingly vulnerable. Clark Gregg, on the town side, does an under-appreciated job of playing the jilted fiancé and future corrupt politician.
Contrasting this 10-year-old film with nonsense like (500) Days of Summer, you can see the difference between good light comedy and bad light comedy. Pidgeon and Hoffman at least hint at complexities of character that make their relationship an interesting prospect.
The Hollywood crew, post-Entourage, seems almost dated, though David Paymer does a good job of seeming tough while remaining surprisingly vulnerable. Clark Gregg, on the town side, does an under-appreciated job of playing the jilted fiancé and future corrupt politician.
Contrasting this 10-year-old film with nonsense like (500) Days of Summer, you can see the difference between good light comedy and bad light comedy. Pidgeon and Hoffman at least hint at complexities of character that make their relationship an interesting prospect.
- ddelamaide
- Aug 2, 2009
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- State & Main
- Filming locations
- Malden, Massachusetts, USA(former Belmont School used for courtroom scenes and stage scenes)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $6,944,471
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $580,163
- Dec 25, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $9,206,279
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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