State and Main

2000
R
1h 45m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

23K

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Quirky Comedy Satire Comedy Drama

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.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

23K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 wins & 8 nominations total

Trivia
The movie, set in Vermont, was shot primarily in a seaside town in Massachusetts.

Goofs
When 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.

Quotes
Ann Black: Everybody makes their own fun. If you don't make it yourself, it isn't fun. It's entertainment.

Crazy credits
Only 2 animals were harmed during the filming of this motion picture.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Proof of Life/Vertical Limit/The Emperor's New Groove/State and Main/Pollock/Dungeons and Dragons (2000)

Soundtracks
The Song of the Old Mill
Words by David Mamet
Music by Theodore Shapiro
Sung by Patti LuPone

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Featured review

To be avoided

I was initially lulled into believing I was going to be treated to a witty and intelligent satire. But after about 15 minutes the cracks start appearing - the wit becomes so forced and laboured that it becomes agonising. The cast are excellent, but the lines they are given are just so constantly gosh-darned clever that you feel yourself grimacing as each new quirky and zany, yet oh-so-predictable, plot twist is dragged out. I guess it's an interesting movie for the polarisation it produces in viewer opinions, but I just felt like biting somebody when it finally ended.