“The language contains such rich humor just beneath the surface. It’s not a comedy (although sometimes we laugh), but an elaborate playwright’s joke.”
—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“With its staccato, profanity-laced language and metaphorically potent setting, American Buffalo folds a stylized parody of American gangster movies into a bleak Samuel Beckett vision that is wide enough to accommodate many interpretations…it adds another resonance to the heap of them already surrounding a work that only grows richer in meaning as the years pass.”
—Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz, and Sean Nelson star in the film version of David Mamet’s acclaimed play about a small-time heist revealing the all-American characters of its trio of losers. This stylized parody of classic gangster films reveals some profound truths about “free enterprise” even as it gives us a look at three resonant sad-sacks born into the “land of opportunity.”
LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 1.85:1
AUDIO: English 2.0 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English SDH
1996 / Color
87 MINUTES
RATED: R
REGION FREE
Special Features: Isolated Score Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman / Original Theatrical Trailer
Limited Edition of 3,000 Units
