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State and Main
From Fine Line Features · Filmtown Entertainment Group · El Dorado Pictures
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The residents of a small Vermont town don't know what hit them when a beleaguered Hollywood film crew brings a chaotic shoot to their quaint village.
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Directed by David Mamet
Alec BaldwinBob Berrenger
Philip Seymour HoffmanJoseph Turner White
Charles DurningMayor George Bailey
Clark GreggDoug Mackenzie
Patti LuPoneSherry Bailey
William H. MacyWalt Price
Sarah Jessica ParkerClaire Wellesley
David PaymerMarty Rossen
Julia StilesCarla
Rebecca PidgeonAnnJim FrangioneTommy Max
Vincent GuastaferroUberto Pazzi-SforzoVideos
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WuchakOct 8, 2025
**_A film crew descends upon a New England town…_** …with William H. Macy playing the director, Philip Seymour Hoffman the troubled writer and David Paymer the no-nonsense producer. Written & directed by David Mamet, it’s a dialogue-driven quirky comedy/drama that pokes fun at the film business. The dialogue is fairly rat-a-tat-tat and so you’ll probably miss a lot of good lines, but this gives the flick great rewatch value. I loved the one about the director’s favor… Read more
ite pillow, which says “Shoot first and ask questions afterwards.” Yet there are dozens of amusing bits, such as the running joke about giving someone an assistant producer credit and the pothole on main street. The only thing I didn’t care for was the preoccupation in the second half with a car accident involving Alec Baldwin’s character and his scandalous involvement with a minor (Julia Stiles). Speaking of Stiles, she was 18 during shooting and it’s too bad more wasn’t done with her. Meanwhile Sarah Jessica Parker rarely looked better, yet it’s brunette Rebecca Pidgeon who has the most formidable role of the female cast. It runs 1 hour, 45 minutes, and was shot in Manchester-by-the-Sea and Beverly, which are located northeast of Boston, as well as Dedham and Waltham, which are southwest and west of the city respectively. GRADE: B