| Scotland, PA | |
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 DVD cover for the film | |
| Directed by | Billy Morrissette |
| Screenplay by | Billy Morrissette |
| Based on | Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | Richard Shepard Jonathan Stern |
| Starring | Maura Tierney James LeGros Christopher Walken |
| Cinematography | Wally Pfister |
| Edited by | Adam Lichtenstein |
| Music by | Anton Sanko |
| Distributed by | Lot 47 Films |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Scotland, PA is a 2001 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Billy Morrissette as a modernized retelling of Macbeth.[1] The film stars James LeGros, Maura Tierney, and Christopher Walken. The Shakespearean tragedy, originally set in Dunsinane Castle in 11th-century Scotland, is reworked into a dark comedy set in 1975,[2] centered on "Duncan's Cafe", a fast-food restaurant in the small town of Scotland, Pennsylvania. The film was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3][4][5]
- ^ Kehr, Dave (February 8, 2002). "AT THE MOVIES". The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ Fedderson & Richardson 2008, pp. 311–313.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
roundabouttheatre/morrissettewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Druckenbrod, Andrew (March 8, 2002). "On Film: Highway 81 Revisited". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
Morrissette captured the essence of Pennsylvania's Scotland and the surrounding area without even filming there. The movie was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but it's such an accurate portrait that he surely must have stopped in Scotland at least once.
- ^ "Film and Televison [sic] Industry Booming". Film Development News Releases. Nova Scotia. March 8, 2001. Retrieved February 25, 2023.