Scotland, PA

Mar 15, 2001

1h 44m

★ 5.9

Greasy Spoon. Bloody Murder.

Overview

In a modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania, Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Veto Chip Productions

Abandon Pictures

Paddy Wagon Productions

Scotland, PA Trailers

Cast

Joe 'Mac' McBeth

James LeGros

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

Donald Duncan

Geoff Dunsworth

Douglas McKenna

Josh Pais

Kevin "Tanman" McKane

Reed Rudy

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5.2

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7.2

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5.6

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6.9

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6.3

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5.8

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5.5

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5.6

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5.2

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6.2

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