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Scotland, PA (2002)

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Reviews Counted:74

Fresh:44

Rotten:30

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: Though it's not as good as it could have been, Scotland PA shows cleverness at utilizing its premise.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Yahtzee, chicken nuggets, weed-smoking clairvoyant hippies, Shakespearean refrains, and jamming rock songs by Bad Company are some of the key elements of director Billy Morrissette's ode to MACBETH... Yahtzee, chicken nuggets, weed-smoking clairvoyant hippies, Shakespearean refrains, and jamming rock songs by Bad Company are some of the key elements of director Billy Morrissette's ode to MACBETH and early 1970s small town America. A comic interpretation of the William Shakespeare classic, SCOTLAND, PA tells the story of a fast food restaurant called McBeth's, an innovative establishment that offers drive-through service. However, the success of the restaurant's young owners, the stylish and popular local couple Mack and Pat McBeth (James LeGros and Maura Tierney) is largely due to the convenient murder of its former owner (James Rebhorn). When the quirky vegetarian Lieutenant Ernie McDuff (Christopher Walken) is assigned to investigate the murder, each of Scotland's strange characters--the tanning salon operator, the homeless guy that lives in a barn, the perpetually drunk barfly--come forward to share what they know about the case. Some of the funniest moments of the film come from the lieutenant's interrogations of the teenage sons of the late restaurant owner, the amped rock guitarist Malcom (Tom Guiry) and his poised, artistic gay brother Norm (Geoff Dunsworth). SCOTLAND, PA is a funny, light hippie movie with an excellent grasp of '70s music, decor, and dress. [More]

Starring: James LeGros, Maura Tierney, Christopher Walken, Kevin Corrigan

Starring: James LeGros, Maura Tierney, Christopher Walken, Kevin Corrigan, James Rebhorn, Tom Guiry, Andy Dick, Amy Smart, Timothy "Speed" Levitch, Geoff Dunsworth

Director: Billy Morrissette

Director: Billy Morrissette
Screenwriter: Billy Morrissette
Producer: Richard Shepard
Composer: Anton Sanko
Studio: Lot 47 Films

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 29 2009 03:15 AM

Cinema Crazed

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Margaret A. McGurk

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 18 2008 05:08 AM

Cincinnati Enquirer

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David Rooney

Offers more mild amusement than outright laughs...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2008 03:15 AM

Variety

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3/5

Ron Wells

This should have been a black comic masterpiece.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 06 2005 07:55 PM

Film Threat

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Philip Martin

... can’t be dismissed as a vanity project

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 08 2005 08:22 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Stephen Farber

A slyly macabre fantasia that works on its own demented terms.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 02 2002 08:40 AM

Movieline

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C

Dennis Schwartz

It's as nourishing as a Big Mac with fries.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 23 2002 07:50 PM

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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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 21 2002 05:30 PM

L.A. Weekly

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Jean Lowerison

An uneven parody that sometimes amuses but just as often annoys.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 21 2002 08:36 AM

San Diego Metropolitan

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Paul Salfen

Quite possibly the best "modernizing" of a Shakespeare tale in recent memory.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 09 2002 06:40 PM

Supercala.com

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5/5

Karina Montgomery

McBeth's personal karmageddon builds with comedy and tragedy in equal measure, without being as long as the original.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 01 2002 07:02 PM

Cinerina

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8.5/10

John Venable

Very clever writing and great casting make this a comedy that's fun to watch even if you're not familiar with the source material.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 28 2002 06:03 PM

Supercala.com

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B+

Edward Havens

If you keep a list of films you want to see one way or another, you would be doing yourself a service by keeping this film high up on that list.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 17 2002 08:05 AM

FilmJerk.com

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3/5

Jeffrey Bruner

It’s not exactly a gourmet meal but the fare is fair, even coming from the drive-thru.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 07 2002 06:59 PM

Des Moines Register

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3/4

Steven Rosen

There are some truly wacky parallels with Shakespeare's play.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 10 2002 05:38 PM

Denver Post

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3/4

James Hebert

Underachieves only in not taking the Shakespeare parallels quite far enough.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 26 2002 06:21 PM

San Diego Union-Tribune

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Sue Pierman

The combined talents of cast and crew create a new take on an enduring drama that pairs nicely with a side order of kitsch.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 25 2002 09:34 PM

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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3/10

Brian Orndorf

As flaccid and undistinguished as star James LeGros’s period wig.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 19 2002 08:04 AM

Modamag.com

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2.5/4

Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)

This spawn of William Shakespeare and Ray Kroc has more fun with [the] thin premise than you might expect, mostly because of Maura Tierney.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 11 2002 01:45 PM

St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Kim Morgan

A disappointment for those who love alternate versions of the Bard, particularly ones that involve deep fryers and hamburgers.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 05 2002 06:29 PM

Oregonian

 
 
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