Scotland, PA
E909827
Scotland, PA is a dark comedy film that reimagines Shakespeare’s "Macbeth" in a 1970s Pennsylvania fast-food restaurant setting.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | modern retelling of Macbeth ⓘ |
| antagonistRole | police detective ⓘ |
| basedOn | Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | W. Mott Hupfel III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Billy Morrissette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Lot 47 Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Christopher Tellefsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| filmRuntime | approximately 104 minutes ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy film
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crime comedy film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Amy Smart
NERFINISHED
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Andy Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Walken NERFINISHED ⓘ James LeGros NERFINISHED ⓘ James Rebhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Corrigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Maura Tierney NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Perlich NERFINISHED ⓘ Megan Cavanagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy Omundson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Guiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDetectiveCharacter | Lieutenant McDuff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambition
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guilt ⓘ satire of corporate culture ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Anton Sanko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | uses Shakespearean plot elements in a contemporary setting ⓘ |
| notableElement | transposes Macbeth to a 1970s fast-food restaurant setting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A fast-food restaurant worker and his ambitious wife plot to take over the business, echoing the story of Macbeth. ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Joe McBeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistSpouseName | Pat McBeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Billy Morrissette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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