Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

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Wikidata Q844068, film, IMDb tt0104348, TMDB 9504: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only film by that title; 1 more episode agrees.

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Connected to

Al Pacino: 1 line verdict ×1

  1. verdict (verdict): Al Pacino → Glengarry Glen Ross. Glengarry is a favorite of the 90s run because the specific material tempers Pacino's bigness.
    “even something as well written as Glengarry, which is one of my favorite performances from this run.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:13:49 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

Gone Girl: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (character type (Tanner Bolt)): Glengarry Glen Ross → Gone Girl. Fincher reportedly said the book's Tanner Bolt reads like Baldwin in Glengarry and would have turned the audience against him.
    “The way it reads on paper is you imagine him being more of a like Baldwin and Glengarry Glenn Bross.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 2:12:35 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

Robert Prosky: 1 line career ×1

  1. career (career): Robert Prosky → Glengarry Glen Ross. Prosky originated Shelly Levene on Broadway.
    “he's the guy who originated Shelley Levine from Glengarry Glenn Ross.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:32:35 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

Rory McIlroy: 1 line theme ×1

  1. theme (theme): Rory McIlroy → Glengarry Glen Ross. Rory's Masters win compared to a movie experience like the end of Glengarry Glen Ross.
    “The end of Glengarry Glen Ross.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:09:56 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

The Departed: 1 line unmapped ×1

  1. unmapped (speech): The Departed → Glengarry Glen Ross. Wahlberg dressing down Leo is called the Alec Baldwin Glengarry speech.
    “he gives him the Alec Baldwin Glengarry speech.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:56:00 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

The Edge: 1 line people ×1

  1. people (same actor): The Edge → Glengarry Glen Ross. Van names Glengarry Glen Ross and Malice as the Baldwin roles closest to his Edge character, the arrogant guy who somehow stays likable.
    “An arrogant motherfucker who will stab anyone in the back, but it's kind of like him.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:04:11 · Van Lathan (0.70 sure it was them)

Where it came up

What was said about it, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Robert Prosky → Glengarry Glen Ross. Prosky originated Shelly Levene on Broadway.
    “he's the guy who originated Shelley Levine from Glengarry Glenn Ross.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:32:35 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (same actor): The Edge → Glengarry Glen Ross. Van names Glengarry Glen Ross and Malice as the Baldwin roles closest to his Edge character, the arrogant guy who somehow stays likable.
    “An arrogant motherfucker who will stab anyone in the back, but it's kind of like him.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 0:04:11 · Van Lathan (0.70 sure it was them)

theme (2)

  1. theme (theme): Rory McIlroy → Glengarry Glen Ross. Rory's Masters win compared to a movie experience like the end of Glengarry Glen Ross.
    “The end of Glengarry Glen Ross.”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 0:09:56 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
  2. theme (character type (Tanner Bolt)): Glengarry Glen Ross → Gone Girl. Fincher reportedly said the book's Tanner Bolt reads like Baldwin in Glengarry and would have turned the audience against him.
    “The way it reads on paper is you imagine him being more of a like Baldwin and Glengarry Glenn Bross.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Gone Girl with Esther Zuckerman (Ad-Free) · 2:12:35 · unknown (0.30 sure it was them)

unmapped (1)

  1. unmapped (speech): The Departed → Glengarry Glen Ross. Wahlberg dressing down Leo is called the Alec Baldwin Glengarry speech.
    “he gives him the Alec Baldwin Glengarry speech.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Departed’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan · 0:56:00 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

  1. verdict (verdict): Al Pacino → Glengarry Glen Ross. Glengarry is a favorite of the 90s run because the specific material tempers Pacino's bigness.
    “even something as well written as Glengarry, which is one of my favorite performances from this run.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:13:49 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)

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