An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 14 nominations total
Barry Rohrssen
- Assistant Detective
- (as Barry Rossen)
Leigh French
- Additional Voice
- (voice)
Murphy Dunne
- Additional Voice
- (voice)
Dana Lee
- Additional Voice
- (voice)
Julie Payne
- Additional Voice
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe single largest cost on the movie was for the rain effects throughout the first half of the film.
- GoofsRoma was never actually told that the leads were stolen.
- Quotes
Ricky Roma: You never open your mouth until you know what the shot is.
- SoundtracksBlue Skies
Performed by Al Jarreau
Words & Music by Irving Berlin
Courtesy of Irving Berlin Music Company
Featured review
The plight of the working man
No film that I have ever seen expresses the path that the working man follows better than this one. Lemmon and Arkin are perfect as the salesman who's luck has turned towards the negative. You can literally see their will to live being sucked out of them with every blown sale and missed opportunity. Ed Harris is great as the angry salesman who is willing to do what it takes to save his own future. Kevin Spacey plays the tight -collared boss to a T, pushing people and not giving them the breaks they need. The two most quoted characters of any movie I know are those played by Pacino and Baldwin. Pacino always excels in parts where his anger and ability to create believable outbursts are showcased, as they are in this part. All that I can say about Baldwin is that this is definitely his best performance and the writing for his character is unbelievable. I can watch his 10 minute scene over and over again. This movie rules in every way possible. 10 out of 10. (I don't give that rating easily)
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- gml17
- Mar 26, 2000
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- El precio de la ambición
- Filming locations
- Office, 1515 Sheepshead Bay Road, Brooklyn, New York, USA(Premiere Properties Office)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $12,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,725,228
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,104,402
- Oct 4, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $10,725,228
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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