baldwin,glengarry,mamet,brass balls,always be closing Alec Baldwin's classic monologue from "Glengarry Glen Ross" (NSFW language)

Alec Baldwin's classic monologue from "Glengarry Glen Ross" (NSFW language)

posted by theo47

3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 6686 views

tags: baldwin, glengarry, mamet, brass balls, always be closing

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"Glengarry Glen Ross" was originally a play; Mamet wrote this scene and Baldwin's character specifically for the film version.
Best monologue ever, and Baldwin absolutely nails it. Would've like to seen him as Jack Ryan more than just once.

written by theo47

| 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Would vote again ++++++++++++++++

Thanks for posting, Theo.

written by SnakePlissken

| 3 years 2 months 1 week ago | CH

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Amazing play. Mamet writes the best dialogue. He did a translation of Chekhov's plays that are utterly brilliant. (I'm talking Anton, not Pavel. ;-D)

written by daphne

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One of the best ever.

written by coupland | 3 years 2 months 1 week ago | CH

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David Mamet joke...

There's a bum on the street, and he asks a passing lawyer "Brother, can you lend me a buck for a cup of coffee?".
The Lawyer looks at the bum with disdain in his eyes and responds "'Neither a borrower nor a lender be'- William Shakespeare".
The bum looks at the lawyer and says "'Fuck you, asshole'- David Mamet".

written by therealblankman

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*cinema

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Adding video to channels (cinema) - requested by Zifnab.

written by siftbot

| 2 years 2 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Simply genius, and played perfectly.
Mamet is a master of dialogue, but this monologue is for me his greatest stuff. One of two roles I've ever seen played by a Baldwin that I liked. This is up there with Sellers' phone booth conversation in Dr. Strangelove.

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Tags for this video have been changed from 'baldwin, glengarry, mamet, brass balls' to 'baldwin, glengarry, mamet, brass balls, always be closing' - edited by calvados

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*promote

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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Thursday, August 31st, 2006 10:49pm PDT - promote requested by littledragon_79.

written by siftbot

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Alec doing a Christmas parody of this scene on SNL.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Santas-Elves-Get-Ripped-a-New-One-Put-That-Cocoa-Down

written by Grimm

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*quality

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Boosting this quality contribution up in the Hot Listing - declared quality by dystopianfuturetoday.

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Since this just happens to be up on the front page again, I'm going to shamelessly link to a parody that I recently posted that uses outdated newspaper comic strip characters.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Harvey-Award-Animation-Glengarry-Glen-Ross

written by Sketch

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Nah I don't buy it...it's a crap job at acting it's a crap job at writing and casting. The Scene doesn't make any sense....No ONE in their Right Mind would believe Ed Harris wouldn't stomp the piss outa Alec Baldwin. Ed Harris is the Motha Fuggin' Man.

written by Yogi