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In Reply to: Re: Glengarry GlenRoss posted by patrickU on December 12, 2002 at 13:27:08:
I think that if you have ever been a commissioned salesperson working from generated lead sheets you can REALLY relate to this movie. I found it an accurate portrayal of the uphill battle that salesmen face, especially as they get older and are "forgotten". The movie is quite deep in placing the Jack Lemmon character in a no-win situation. You may not like Pacino but he was a perfect fit for his role, and I think he did a great job especially when his "client" (Jonathan Pryce) came back asking for his refund. Kevin Spacey also played a convincing minor role as the office manager.And last but not least, Alec Baldwin's motivational scene where he says "My watch costs more than your f#cking car !!" and "In our sales contest first prize is a new Cadillac, second prize is a set of steak knives, and the rest of you are fired !!" reminds me of several sales managers that I have experienced over the years.
Lemmon, Pacino, Spacey, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Jonathan Pryce, Baldwin, what a powerhouse cast !!! I think you should watch the movie again sometime and give it another chance.
Follow Ups:
I agree 100%. I could feel the tension and desperation in the characters throughout the entire movie. I felt it was an excellent insight into the live's of a group of salesman trying to sell an impossible (or at least improbable) to sell product. Sorry, no apology here. I liked it as well.
And I agree, that it makes this film much more personal. This is one of the "must see" films for salesmen (another is "Used Cars"). Also, do you remember the scene from "Ruthless People" - Judge Reinhold was trying to be a "Hard sell" salesman to the young couple, and just couldn't do it? Really true to life stuff, there."You can't afford it? Fucking finance it!"
HA!
I gave at the office!
Who is well played...
Doomsday---You mean guys will really sit and take the kind of shit the Baldwin character was handing out? Nobody would object to his bullying and invite him outside to see if his Rolex can trump a punch in the nose in the manliness sweepstakes?
If you are in the system...It will work the way it was described...
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