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A plot to steal a potentially valuable buffalo-head nickel binds together two mistrusting, disaffected schlubs and their young, would-be accomplice. David Mamet adapted the screenplay from his hard-biting 1975 stage play. Read more
| Starring | Dennis Franz, Dustin Hoffman, Sean Nelson |
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| Director | Michael Corrente |
| Genres | Drama |
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A conversation piece that shows its theatrical origins, but survives the transition to the screen thanks to Mamet's demotic dialogue and the expert performances it receives.
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Y-a-w-n
I originally saw this film in a small, empty cinema in a small empty town in Canada while the snow fell heavily outside. Being half drunk at the time and in ... read more »
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Good Drama
This was a good play transposed into a film. Dustin Hoffman is obviously a very fine actor and to a certain extent repeats his role of Ratso Rizzo in '... read more »
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A lack of understanding
A powerful stage piece becomes ludicrous and unengaging on the screen once again.
The lack of understanding demonstrated by the director and ... read more »
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Wot a stinka
This is a stinka of a movie. Hoffman overacts grossly and has no idea what it is to be a petty criminal. I managed to watch half an hour before he became so ... read more »
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A filmed play - hard work to watch
This is basically a filmed version of a 3-character play. All the action is in the dialogue and it takes place within a single room, a pawn shop owned by one of... read more »
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Superb drama from the pen of David Mamet
Mamet is probably the finest living American dramatist at work today. His seminal piece "American Buffalo" is a force to be reckoned with. Starring ... read more »
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Y-a-w-n
I originally saw this film in a small, empty cinema in a small empty town in Canada while the snow fell heavily outside. Being half drunk at the time and in ... read more »