State and Main
In a small Vermont town, the residents are blindsided when a beleaguered Hollywood film crew descends with a chaotic shoot, disrupting their quaint village.
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David Mamet
Mary Cybulski
Dieter Busch
David Eric Chapman
Cas Donovan
Robin Squibb
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**_A film crew descends upon a New England town…_** …with William H. Macy playing the director, Philip Seymour Hoffman the troubled writer and David Paymer the no-nonsense producer. Written & directed by David Mamet, it’s a dialogue-driven quirky comedy/drama that pokes fun at the film business. The dialogue is fairly rat-a-tat-tat and so you’ll probably miss a lot of good lines, but this gives the flick great rewatch value. I loved the one about the director’s favorite pillow, which says “Shoot first and ask questions afterwards.” Yet there are dozens of amusing bits, such as the running joke about giving someone an assistant producer credit and the pothole on main street. The only thing I didn’t care for was the preoccupation in the second half with a car accident involving Alec Baldwin’s character and his scandalous involvement with a minor (Julia Stiles). Speaking of Stiles, she was 18 during shooting and it’s too bad more wasn’t done with her. Meanwhile Sarah Jessica Parker rarely looked better, yet it’s brunette Rebecca Pidgeon who has the most formidable role of the female cast. It runs 1 hour, 45 minutes, and was shot in Manchester-by-the-Sea and Beverly, which are located northeast of Boston, as well as Dedham and Waltham, which are southwest and west of the city respectively. GRADE: B
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The directors of State and Main are David Mamet, Mary Cybulski, Dieter Busch, David Eric Chapman, Cas Donovan, and Robin Squibb.
The cast of State and Main includes William H. Macy as Walt Price, Todd Poudrier as Production Assistant (uncredited), Julia Stiles as Carla, Charles Durning as Mayor George Bailey, Ricky Jay as Jack, John Krasinski as Judge's Assistant (uncredited), Alec Baldwin as Bob Berrenger, Sarah Jessica Parker as Claire Wellesley, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Joseph Turner White, Darrell Geer as Vermont State Trooper (uncredited), Vincent Guastaferro as Uberto Pazzi-Sforzo, Jack Wallace as Bellhop, and more.
The duration of State and Main is 1h 46 mins.
Yes. You can watch the State and Main trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
State and Main was released on 26 Aug 2000.
State and Main is listed under Comedy and Drama on Fanbiz.
State and Main has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "**_A film crew descends upon a New England town…_** …with William H. Macy playing the director, Philip Seymour Hoffman the troubled writer and David Paymer the no-nonsense pr..."
