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Edmond
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R,1hr 22min
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July 14, 2006
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First Independent Pictures
Synopsis: David Mamet wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of his play about a man who suddenly stumbles into a new and dangerous life. Edmond Burke (William H. Macy) is on his way home from work one evening when he impulsively stops to have his fortune read by a woman who informs him, "You are not where you belong." When he does arrive home, Edmond soon falls into an argument with his wife (Rebecca Pidgeon), and he storms out into the city, where he stops at a bar for a few drinks. There, Edmond finds ... Full Synopsis
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It's hilarious, and contains some of Mamet's best dialogue. And that somehow, by making a racist, murderous, Everycreep his protagonist, Mamet is able to produce some of his most penetrating psychological and spiritual insights. Full Review
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61
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Edmond Burke
Man, Man in Bar
Glenna
Edmond's Wife, Wife
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