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Lakeboat (2000) -- Film adaptation of David Mamet's comic play Lakeboat about a grad student who takes a summer job on a Great Lakes freighter and sees life through the eyes of his low-brow crew members.

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Director:

Joe Mantegna

Writer:

David Mamet (written by)
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Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

Film adaptation of David Mamet's comic play Lakeboat about a grad student who takes a summer job on a Great Lakes freighter and sees life through the eyes of his low-brow crew members. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

1 win more

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No action at all!! But, a great film more (19 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Charles Durning ... Skippy

Peter Falk ... The Pierman

Denis Leary ... The Fireman

Robert Forster ... Joe Pitko
J.J. Johnston ... Stan
Tony Mamet ... Dale Katzman
Jack Wallace ... Fred
George Wendt ... First Mate Collins

Andy Garcia ... Guigliani

Roberta Angelica ... Prostitute
Diane Fabian ... Janice, Age 50
Lori Gordon ... Janice, Age 18
Steven Grayhm ... Fred, Age 18
Jason Jazrawy ... Joe Litko, Age 20
Patrick Patterson ... Janice's Husband
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA (cable rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA more


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Stan: Boy, did I get laid last night.
Fred: One of the lads on the boat?
Stan: By a woman, Freddie. A woman. Do you remember them? Soft things with a hole in the middle?
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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
No action at all!! But, a great film, 26 January 2003
10/10
Author: Robert W. Anderson (bayareabob@mac.com) from United States

This film is definitely not for everyone. If you want special effects, violence, or sexual content. You will not like this film. But, if your willing to give a film a chance for the first 20 min. or so, you'll be rewarded with several rich characters. I get the feeling this story cam from Mamet's past, from men he ran into while growing up. There is a recurring story about a member of the crew who missed

the boat. But the real story revolves around the men who work on this machine (the boat) that pretty much sails itself, and leaves these guys not much to do but talk to each other, and reflect on their own lives. Another great film for my Mamet collection!!!!!

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