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      Scotland, Pa.

      2001, Comedy, 1h 44m

      74 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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      Though it's not as good as it could have been, Scotland PA shows cleverness at utilizing its premise. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      "Scotland, Pa." is a black comedy retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," set against the backdrop of a fast food restaurant in the early 70s, rural Pennsylvania. This classic tale of guilt and betrayal centers on the McBeths, Joe "Mac" (James LeGros) and Pat (Maura Tierney) who are stuck in their dead-end jobs at Duncan's Restaurant. Pat is getting restless and hatches a plan as Mac starts to see things - three hippies, (Andy Dick), (Amy Smart) and (Timothy "Speed" Levitch) to be exact.

      • Rating: R (Some Nudity|Brief Violence|Language|Drug Content)

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Billy Morrissette

      • Producer: Richard Shepard, Jonathan Stern

      • Writer: Billy Morrissette, William Shakespeare

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $384.1K

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      • Distributor: Lot 47 Films

      • Production Co: Paddy Wagon Productions, Veto Chip Productions, Abandon Pictures

      • Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo

      Cast & Crew

      James LeGros
      Christopher Walken
      Kevin Corrigan
      James Rebhorn
      Tom Guiry
      Amy Smart
      Andy Dick
      Geoff Dunsworth
      Raelle Koota
      Karen Lauder
      Deborah Marinoff
      Marcus Ticotin
      Wally Pfister
      Anton Sanko
      David Robinson
      Tracy McKnight
      Jennifer Stewart

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      • Apr 05, 2009

        70s-tastic! Clever adaptation of <i>Macbeth</i> with modern kills, dynasties, and sexplay. Maura Tierney is hot.

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      • Apr 22, 2008

        A bit bumpy in execution but an interesting take on updating MacBeth.

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      • Feb 25, 2008

        To become king -- of the fast food industry. A wonderful transposition of the MacBeth tragedy. Yeah, it's true, a thousand years ago I guess killing MacDuff's family might have somehow helped expedite the plan, but we're talking the 1970s here, so it really strikes me as more efficient to get right to the root of the problem: Will the power driven James LeGros, spurred by his ruthless soulmate, kill big city cop Chris Walken before the wily veteran vegetarian detective discovers the truth about this twisted couple's grisly push to the top of all fast foodom?<p> The biggest revelation for me in this one is the job Maura Tierney does of descending very believably into the depths of madness. As Lady MacBeth, she works that oil burn as the sign of blood on her hands to true perfection. <p> If for nothing else -- <p> although it is Shakespeare, after all, so even if it sucked, I'd still feel a need to give it a viewing -- <p>you must see this for Tierney's performance. I'm pretty sure she's a TV veteran, although I don't know what show(s), but I really cannot remember ever seeing her in films before. I can't even guess how old she might be, but she is a comer. I'll be on the lookout for more good work from her. A late bloomer perhaps?

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      • Dec 25, 2007

        A personal favorite. Love it!

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