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David Mamet won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for this play about a team of low-down, lying salesman that sell Florida real estate to gullible retirees and members of the middle class. It's a quick read - the dialogue is excellent.

Most people are aware of this play because of the incredible 1992 movie version. One should be aware that the Alec Baldwin character from the movie does not appear in the play - Mamet wrote that part specifically for the movie. In one of the scenes, a salesman talks about how he hates to talk to Indians, because they never buy anything. After some criticism, Mamet took that out of a 2005 revival of the play.

These are terrible people. Outstanding play.


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Glengarry Glen Ross A Play David Mamet 9780802130914 Books Reviews

The film version of Mamet's play with Jack Lemmon and Al Pacino is incredible and having recently attended a production of this play in the West End of London I was intrigued by the slight differences between the screenplay and the original. That's what prompted me to purchase the play and read it.
Mamet's language is powerful and the cadences that he writes for his characters really drive the action and reveal truths about their characters in subtle yet absolute ways.
This particlar version has some great introductory material about Mamet's life and work as well as some critical analysis of the play that I found very enlightening. For me this was well worth the special order.
If you've seen the movie, it is not the play. At least the play did not have the hard hitting scene by Alex Baldwin "put that coffee down" However all the interp[aly of word that David Mamet is so famous for is here. These words are these men. They live or die by their words. Untrue words, if need be, and it seems they are often needed. Read to understand the power of words, as dialogue, there is no real narrative here. None is needed. You understand very quickly what is at stake.
Although I will always picture in my mind the absolutely stellar cast (Lemmon, Pacino, Harris, Arkin, Spacey, Baldwin, Pryce) from the 1992 New Line Cinema motion picture, I would like to imagine that the stage productions provided equal measures of vitality. After all, it is the words themselves which are important here. Thus, my 5-star review of Glengarry Glen Ross is equally appropriate for this, the original play. This trip through David Mamet's unique voice is very enjoyable, not least because the film stayed true to the original. (Mamet adapted his own work for the film.)

A few important differences are noted below.

* In the film, the end of Scene One, where Levine and Williamson take shelter in the car during a rainstorm, is very effective. The closed quarters highlight the desperation. In the play, their entire conversation takes place in the restaurant. Also, an early portion of the long conversation between Moss and Aaronow takes place in the coffee shop, while in the play, they are in the Chinese restaurant as well. Here, too, I think the settings in the film are better, as we see Aaronow being pursued from place to place. Glengarry Glen Ross shows us, after all, that it isn't only suckers who are targeted; the salesmen go after each other as well. [Note one (ad-libbed?) improvement was Ed Harris' "The leads to Graff. Yes. I was saying--yeah. A guy could take--like anything else, it seams to me, that is negotiable, a guy could sell them."]

* Of course the absence of Alec Baldwin's character (named Blake, not that it is ever used in the film, other than in the credits) is notable. Mamet wrote in this role expressly for the film. Of somewhat less importance is the role of Larry Spannel which also does not appear in the original script.

* Act Two seems almost entirely identical, play vs. film. The most intriguing (and disturbing) difference seems to be with Roma's character at the very end. He becomes much less likable by attempting to cut in on Levine's commissions. Or is there something more to the story that I missed?

Fourteen bucks is a lot to pay for what is a very fast read, but then again I am not rating based on price, and in the end this is something you can enjoy frequently. I know I do.

(Winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
David Mamet won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize in Drama for this play about a team of low-down, lying salesman that sell Florida real estate to gullible retirees and members of the middle class. It's a quick read - the dialogue is excellent.

Most people are aware of this play because of the incredible 1992 movie version. One should be aware that the Alec Baldwin character from the movie does not appear in the play - Mamet wrote that part specifically for the movie. In one of the scenes, a salesman talks about how he hates to talk to Indians, because they never buy anything. After some criticism, Mamet took that out of a 2005 revival of the play.

These are terrible people. Outstanding play.