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Scotland, Pa.

Original title: Scotland, PA
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  • 1h 44m
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Christopher Walken, James Le Gros, and Maura Tierney in Scotland, Pa. (2001)
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A modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania. Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.A modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania. Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.A modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania. Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.
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    • Billy Morrissette
    • William Shakespeare(play "The Tragedy of Macbeth")
    • Billy Morrissette
  • Stars
    • James Le Gros
    • Maura Tierney
    • Christopher Walken
    • Billy Morrissette
    • William Shakespeare(play "The Tragedy of Macbeth")
    • Billy Morrissette
  • Stars
    • James Le Gros
    • Maura Tierney
    • Christopher Walken
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    • 68User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 49Metascore
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    James Le Gros
    James Le Gros
    • Joe 'Mac' McBeth
    • (as James LeGros)
    Maura Tierney
    Maura Tierney
    • Pat McBeth
    Christopher Walken
    Christopher Walken
    • Lieutenant McDuff
    Kevin Corrigan
    Kevin Corrigan
    • Anthony 'Banko' Banconi
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Norm Duncan
    Tom Guiry
    Tom Guiry
    • Malcolm Duncan
    • (as Thomas Guiry)
    Amy Smart
    Amy Smart
    • Stacy (Hippie #1)
    Timothy 'Speed' Levitch
    Timothy 'Speed' Levitch
    • Hector (Hippie #2)
    • (as Timothy Speed Levitch)
    Andy Dick
    Andy Dick
    • Jesse (Hippie #3)
    Geoff Dunsworth
    • Donald Duncan
    Josh Pais
    Josh Pais
    • Douglas McKenna
    Reed Rudy
    Reed Rudy
    • Kevin 'Tanman' McKane
    John Cariani
    John Cariani
    • Ed the Cop
    David Wike
    David Wike
    • Jimmy McMann
    Nicola Lipman
    • Mrs. Lenox
    Rhonda McLean
    Rhonda McLean
    • Joan McNulty
    Glenn Wadman
    • Andy the Homeless Guy
    • (as Glen Wadman)
    Doug Gochman
    • Lead Singer
      • Billy Morrissette
      • William Shakespeare(play "The Tragedy of Macbeth")
      • Billy Morrissette
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    • Trivia
      The oven mitt that Pat McBeth uses to cover up the burn mark has the same tartan as the clan McBeth.
    • Goofs
      The term "homeless" was not in common use in the mid 1970s.
    • Quotes

      McDuff: What do you think of Malcolm?

      Mrs. Lenox: Oh, well. I think he's rude, selfish and evil. But I never once judged him.

    • Crazy credits
      This Film Is Dedicated to the Cast and Crew
    • Connections
      Features McCloud (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      Two's Company
      Written by Max Harris

      Published by Bruton/APM (ASCAP)

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    A Black Comic Gem - Disturbing and Hilarious
    This is some of the most fun I've had watching a movie. I took it as a blind recommendation and it has become one of my favorite comedies in years.

    Using Shakespeare's Macbeth as his source, former actor Billy Morrissette makes (I believe) his feature film debut as an actor with this brilliantly dark (I know, I'm oxymoronic) comedy.

    Set in the depressed town of Scotland, Pennsylvania circa 1973, Morrissette turns Shakespeare's original story about a power hungry wife pushing her too contemplative husband into a bloody post-regicide reign into a tale of an over ambitious wife pushing her dullard husband into murder to take over a fast food joint. Morrissette had obvious fun playing with the characters names and using them to even propel the story. There is of course our anti-hero/heroine Joe "Mac" and his wife Pat - the McBeth's, both of whom work for Duncan, the owner of (what else) a donut shop. Through shrewd manipulation Pat pushes. There's also Lt. McDuff (Christopher Walken seemingly having more fun than he has in anything I can recall him in); Banquo - becomes Banco, and Shakespeare's witches/weird sisters become an unholy trio of drugged out hippies (deliciously played by Andy Dick, Amy Smart and Tim Levitch.

    Acting honors go all the way around but James LeGros and Maura Tierney get special mention as the unholy couple. LeGros captures the perfect 70's dullard, small time dreams, clueless and nearly almost ruining everything. He's a delight to watch. Ms. Tierney - an actress who singlehandedly kept me from ever watching E.R. nearly shocked the life out of me by actually proving to be an amazing actress. If for no other reason (but thank God there are plenty of 'em) the movie would be worth watching for Tierney's most delicious, crazed performance of the film. Her transparent subtlety is almost menacing and her greedy ambition is mouthwateringly contagious - you want her to get away with everything.

    I can't recommend this movie enough! Hilarious and disturbing Scotland, Pa. is a joy!
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    • Oct 5, 2004

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2001 (United States)
      • United States
      • Canada
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Abandon Pictures
      • Veto Chip Productions
      • Paddy Wagon Productions
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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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