coffee is for closers speech
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The "coffee is for closers" speech is a famous, profanity-laced motivational monologue delivered by Alec Baldwin’s character in the film *Glengarry Glen Ross*, emblematic of cutthroat sales culture and high-pressure capitalism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional speech
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film speech ⓘ monologue ⓘ motivational speech ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
corporate training references
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pop culture quotes ⓘ sales culture ⓘ |
| audienceWithinStory | struggling real estate salesmen ⓘ |
| contains |
threats of job loss
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verbal humiliation of salesmen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
glorifying abusive management
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toxic masculinity ⓘ |
| depicts |
commission-based income pressure
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ranking of workers by sales results ⓘ |
| duration | short scene ⓘ |
| famousLine |
Always Be Closing.
NERFINISHED
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Coffee is for closers only. ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| goalWithinStory | force higher sales performance ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
influenced sales jargon
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used as meme about performance pressure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| memorableProp |
brass balls
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coffee ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | motivate salesmen through fear and humiliation ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Glengarry Glen Ross (play and film universe) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Glengarry Glen Ross (1992 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | Alec Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
hyper-competitive sales environment
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toxic management style ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | real estate sales office ⓘ |
| spokenByCharacter | Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single extended monologue ⓘ |
| theme |
competition
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cutthroat sales culture ⓘ high-pressure capitalism ⓘ masculinity ⓘ workplace intimidation ⓘ |
| tone |
aggressive
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profane ⓘ |
| usedAs |
example of ruthless capitalism in media
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motivational clip in sales contexts ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 1992 ⓘ |
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