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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

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• The word "fuck" and its derivatives are uttered 138 times.
  
  
• The word "shit" and its derivatives are uttered 50 times.
  
  
• The character of Blake was not in the original play. When adapting his play for the screen, David Mamet created that role specifically for actor Alec Baldwin.
  
  

• Co-star Jack Lemmon said the cast was the greatest acting ensemble he had ever been part of.
  
  
• During the production, the actors referred to this film as "Death of a Fuckin' Salesman".
  
  
• During the course of the movie, George Aaronow and Dave Moss talk about selling the Glengarry leads to a man named "Jerry Graff". Jerry Graff is an actor who has starred in only four movies, all of which have been written and directed by David Mamet (Things Change (1988), Homicide (1991), The Spanish Prisoner (1997) and State and Main (2000)).
  
  
• The title refers to Glengarry Highlands and Glen Ross Farms, two properties mentioned in the movie.
  
  
• During filming, members of the cast who weren't required to be on the set certain days would show up anyway to watch the other actors' performances.
  
  
• In the scene when Roma sits down at his desk to begin lying to James Link with Levine's help, he quickly takes his gum out of his mouth and tries to mash it under his desk. Pacino does this so quickly that the gum jumps from under the desk, across Pacino's/Roma's lap. In an example of great professionalism, Pacino keeps going with only a minor hesitation.
  
  
• As of 2008, the cast includes four actors (Alan Arkin, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey and Al Pacino) who have won Academy Awards and two others (Alec Baldwin and Ed Harris) who have been nominated for Academy Awards.
  
  

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