State and Main

State and Main

6.3IMDb Score
Released:2000-08-26
Duration:106 min
Director:David Mamet
Actors:Alec Baldwin, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charles Durning, Clark Gregg, Patti LuPone
Production:Fine Line Features, Filmtown Entertainment Group, El Dorado Pictures, Green/Renzi

Overview:

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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