Glengarry Glen Ross/Trivia

• All-Star Cast: The Movie. Every actor with more than two lines is a veteran or star.
• Awesome, Dear Boy: Most of the name actors took pay cuts to be a part of the production and everyone was so enthusiastic about each other's work on the film that reportedly cast members came in on their days off just to watch the shoot.
• Executive Meddling: A positive example: the executives felt the film needed more exposition than the play did. The result was Blake's scene. Additionally, the film improves the pacing by interweaving all the first act subplots (they happen one after another in the play), and emphasizes how badly Levene is struggling by showing his failed sits and calls, which didn't happen on stage.
• Name's the Same: The salesmen are selling land in "Rio Rancho" that is implied to be rather worthless. It's unclear whether this is supposed to be the real Rio Rancho in New Mexico or if it's just a fictional, generic location.
• Playing Against Type: Shelly Levene was such a departure for Jack Lemmon that he initially was going to decline, feeling like he wouldn't be able to get to the abrasive depths needed for Levene.

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