American Buffalo DVD

American Buffalo
David Mamet's play about three losers planning a robbery is brought to the screen in an admirably simple, straightforward manner. Don (Dennis Franz) is the owner of an "antique store" (read: junk shop) who discovers that the buffalo head nickel he recently sold to a coin collector was a lot more valuable than he imagined. Don hatches a scheme in which he and Bobby (Sean Nelson), a teenage kid who works at the shop, will steal the nickel back and sell it for a much higher price. Teach (Dustin Hoffman), Don's down-on-his-luck buddy, insists on coming in on the job, but Don isn't sure he wants Teach's help -- or that the robbery is a good idea at all. While director Michael Corrente occasionally moves the action out of the shop (unlike the original play), American Buffalo maintains nearly all the dialogue of the original play and its three-man cast. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Dustin Hoffman as Teach Dennis Franz as Don Sean Nelson as Bobby

Crew Billy Hopkins - Casting Suzanne Smith - Casting Kerry Barden - Casting Sarah Green - Co-producer Michael Corrente - Director Kate Sanford - Editor John Sloss - Executive Producer Thomas Newman - Composer (Music Score) Daniel Talpers - Production Designer Richard Crudo - Cinematographer Ronald Judkins - Sound/Sound Designer Robert C. Jackson - Sound/Sound Designer David Mamet - Screenwriter David Mamet - Play Author

American Buffalo
For audiences unaccustomed to playwright David Mamet's claustrophobic, language-dense style, American Buffalo may be a hard film to watch. Primarily a three-character play with one main set -- a junk shop where two men and a teenaged assistant plot a robbery -- the film is more a character piece than a real story. As such, it is a marvelous study in language and personality, rolling along on the performances of Dustin Hoffman and Dennis Franz and Mamet's uniquely cadenced, blisteringly profane dialogue. The actors are all terrific, and young Sean Nelson (Fresh) more than holds his own with the veterans, but this is likely to appeal to theater fans more than casual viewers. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
 

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: French, Spanish Sound Processing: 2: PCM stereo Additional Features: Original theatrical trailer English: Surround Sound French and Spanish subtitles DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 93 min   DVD Chapters: Scene Selections 0. Scene Selections 1. Logos/"Action Talks" [5:11] 2. Teacher's Tirade [6:29] 3. A Nickel's Worth [10:08] 4. "Don't Sent The Kid" [5:15] 5. "I Need Money" [3:57] 6. Crash Quiz On Coins [8:22] 7. Buffalo Bargaining [7:28] 8. All Hung Up [6:48] 9. Safe Combination [3:26] 10. Talk Is "Cheat" [3:44] 11. Paranoia [2:18] 12. "You Look Funny, Bob" [4:35] 13. Jaw Dropper [5:42] 14. "The World Is Lies!" [4:53] 15. Calm In The Storm [4:27] 16. End Credits [4:09]