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Scotland, PA
Lot 47 Films
MPAA RATING: R for language, some nudity, drug content and brief violence
Starring
James LeGros,
Maura Tierney,
Christopher Walken,
Kevin Corrigan,
James Rebhorn,
Tom Guiry,
Amy Smart,
and
Andy Dick
A black comedy retelling of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," set against the backdrop of a fast food restaurant in early 70's, rural Pennsylvania. (Lot 47 Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Billy Morrissette
William Shakespeare (play Macbeth)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Billy Morrissette
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 22, 2002
Video: October 22, 2002
Theatrical: February 8, 2002
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| RUNNING TIME: |
97 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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90
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
It's simple, sizzly and very funny.

80
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Kitschy, clever expressionist sets, subtly marvelous 70s costumes, and an almost monolithic rock sound track enhance the meaty performances of actors who clearly appreciate the opportunity to riff on a classic--and promote vegetarianism.

75
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
The first half of Scotland, PA is by far the funniest, with witty dialogue, hilariously ugly period fashions and hairstyles.

75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
Murders aside, Mac and Pat are the most fun-loving Shakespearean couple to hit the screen, and Morrissette's answer to Lady Macbeth's damned spot is brilliant.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer
Succeeds because of the cast's communal vibe of arrogant stupidity.

70
New Times (L.A.)
Gregory Weinkauf
Hovers curiously short of its full potential for mirth and mayhem. Still, the movie is more fair than foul, and it succeeds well enough as a freakish experiment and mockery of all concerned.
70
LA Weekly
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
It's a setup so easy it borders on facile, but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast.

67
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Funny? Yes, but in its slapdash way, it sounds nuttier than it plays.

67
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
Has two other notable things going for it: the brilliant Christopher Walken and a soundtrack packed with songs by the drippy power ballad band Bad Company.
63
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
That very curious thing, a Shakespearean happy meal.

63
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
I have the curious suspicion that it will be enjoyed most by someone who knows absolutely nothing about Shakespeare, and can see it simply as the story of some very strange people who seem to be reading from the same secret script.

63
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
Shakespeare purists may scoff and wonder what the point is, but Morrissette would probably shrug and say ``Why not?''

60
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Basically a one-joke film, but the joke is a good one.

60
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
At many points along the way I wanted to wash my hands of Scotland, PA., but then this sly, silly comedy got me smiling again.
60
Film Threat
Ron Wells
This should have been a black comic masterpiece. The cast is certainly up to the task, even in the small roles.

50
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
As Shakespeare adaptations go, Scotland, PA. is just a McNugget, but the actors help sustain the satiric tone right up until McBeth's lady finally gets that stain out the old-fashioned way, with a cleaver.
40
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Walken is so funny, he almost makes you forget this flick is one joke stretched thinner than Calista Flockhart.

40
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
Too leisurely paced and visually drab for its own good, it succeeds in being only sporadically amusing.

40
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
The irrepressible Walken smiles benignly down on his colleagues, secure in the knowledge that his antics have capsized sturdier vessels than this. Playing a supposed health-food nut, he enters the movie chewing and doesn't stop until he's devoured every scene down to the props.

38
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Blurs the line between black comedy and black hole.
30
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Keith Phipps
Shakespeare hasn't had it this rough since Lemmy from Motörhead performed the opening soliloquy in "Tromeo And Juliet."

30
Salon.com
Charles Taylor
This adolescent comic-noir trounces Shakespeare's "Macbeth," but Maura Tierney sizzles as a vengeful Lady Frycook.

25
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
Think about the worst movie ideas you've had in your life, the ones so embarrassing they make you wince. Now imagine this: a modernized version of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" titled Scotland, Pa.

20
New York Magazine
Peter Rainer
Writer-director Billy Morrissette doesn't have much feeling for satire -- or for Shakespeare. This is a comedy for people who couldn't make it through the CliffsNotes.

20
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
It's easy to accuse Morrissette of condescending to a bunch of yokels, but hardly anybody would hold that against him if the result had been hilarious instead of deadly dull.


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