Scotland, Pa.

Scotland, Pa.

Infobox_Film
name = Scotland, Pa.


caption = "Scotland, PA" DVD cover
imdb_id = 0265713
writer = Billy Morrissette
starring = Maura Tierney,
James LeGros,
Christopher Walken
director = Billy Morrissette
producer = Richard Shepard, Jonathan Stern
distributor = Lot 47 Films
released = January 22, 2001
runtime = 104 min.
language = English
music = Anton Sanko
awards =
budget =

"Scotland, Pa." is a 2002 film, directed and written by Billy Morrissette based on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" starring James LeGros, Maura Tierney and Christopher Walken. Shakespeare's tragedy, originally set in Dunsinane Castle in 11th Century Scotland is reworked as a dark comedy set in 1975, based around "Duncan's Cafe", a fast-food restaurant in the small town of Scotland, Pennsylvania. The choice of Pennsylvania was arbitrary, though coincides with a real town, southwest of Harrisburg, on the outskirts of Chambersburg (Lat: 39.96861, Lon: -77.5875).

Macbeth is presented as "Joe 'Mac' McBeth" (LeGros), Lady Macbeth as "Pat McBeth" (Tierney), Duncan as cafe owner "Norm Duncan" (James Rebhorn), Macduff as "Lieutenant Ernie McDuff" (Walken), and Banquo as fry cook "Anthony 'Banko' Banconi" (Kevin Corrigan). The Three Witches are presented as a trio of bohemians (Amy Smart, Timothy "Speed" Levitch, Andy Dick).

The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001.

The movie's soundtrack is made up of Bad Company songs as, in Billy Morrissette's words, the catalogue "was surprisingly cheap to buy."

Morrissette also stated, on the DVD, that some of Maura Tierney's dialogue are actual idioms spoken by Tierney. Morrissette states this is because of being married and hearing her saying words or phrases while writing the script.

Details

The man walking his dog in front of the diner at the start of the film is the director, Billy Morrissette (walking his dog in real life). His then wife (1993-2005), Maura Tierney, stars in the film.

The press kit for the movie was printed in the form of a Cliff Notes booklet (which is what Morrisette was reading when he was studying Shakesphere).

Taglines

"Greasy spoon. Bloody murder."

"Burgers, fries...and a side of mayhem."


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