Scotland, PA

Mar 15, 2001

1h 44m

★ 5.9

What if the McBeths were alive in '75?

Overview

Joe McBeth is a hard-working but unambitious doofus who toils at a hamburger stand alongside his wife Pat, who is much smarter. Pat believes she could do better with the place than their boss Norm is doing, so she plans to usurp Norm, convincing Mac to rob the restaurant's safe and then murder Norm, using the robbery as a way of throwing the cops off their trail.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Veto Chip Productions

Abandon Pictures

Paddy Wagon Productions

Scotland, PA Trailers

Cast

Joe 'Mac' McBeth

James Le Gros

Pat McBeth

Maura Tierney

Lieutenant McDuff

Christopher Walken

Anthony 'Banko' Banconi

Kevin Corrigan

Norm Duncan

James Rebhorn

Malcolm Duncan

Tom Guiry

Stacy (Hippie #1)

Amy Smart

Hector (Hippie #2)

Timothy "Speed" Levitch

Jesse (Hippie #3)

Andy Dick

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