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David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director. Best known as a playwright, Mamet has won a Pulitzer Prize, and Tony nominations for Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). As a screenwriter, he received Oscar nominations for The Verdict (1982) and Wag the Dog (1997). Mamet’s books include The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary, with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; and Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business.

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David Mamet

David Mamet Biography / Wiki

NameDavid Mamet
Also KnowRichard Weisz
GenderMale
Known ForWriting
Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
Date of BirthNovember 30, 1947
Age(as in 2023)75
Deathday

David Mamet Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
David Mamet on House of GamesHimself1987-12-31A documentary filmed on location and behind the scenes during the making of David Mamet’s 1987 film HOUSE OF GAMES…
The Yiddish CinemaNarrator1991-01-01Narrated by prolific writer and director David Mamet, this film is a perfect introduction to Yiddish cinema. The Yiddish Cinema traces the history of …
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay1996-11-18A documentary about the life and work of sleight-of-hand artist Ricky Jay, with appearances by Ricky Jay, David Mamet and Steve Martin….
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky JayHimself2012-10-04The life and career of renowned magician and sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay….
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre’s Best Kept SecretSelf1990-08-27A leading acting teacher who trained some of the most famous performers of the stage and screen, Sanford Meisner was a founding member of the Group Th…
Black WidowHerb1987-02-06Federal agent Alexandra Barnes believes that Catherine Petersen is a serial killer who marries rich men and then murders them for their money. But sin…
Beau Is AfraidRabbi2023-04-14A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother….

David Mamet Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
HeistDirector2001-11-09Joe Moore has a job he loves. He’s a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he…
SpartanDirector2004-03-12U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get thi…
State and MainDirector2000-08-26A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz….
HomicideDirector1991-05-28A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result….
RedbeltDirector2008-04-07Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, w…
House of GamesDirector1987-10-11A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams,…
Ricky Jay and His 52 AssistantsDirector1996-12-17This was an HBO special, a filmed performance of Jay’s Broadway show, directed by his friend, David Mamet. It is literate, intelligent, and better tha…
OleannaDirector1994-11-04Carol, a college student, comes to John’s office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers….
The Winslow BoyDirector1999-03-18Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine’s engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old…
The Spanish PrisonerDirector1997-12-03An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him….
CatastropheDirector2000-01-01An autocratic Director (Harold Pinter) and his Assistant (Rebecca Pidgeon) put the final touches to the last scene of some kind of dramatic presentati…
Things ChangeDirector1988-10-21Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder h…
Phil SpectorDirector2013-03-24A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the…
Lost Masterpieces of PornographyDirector2010-06-02This lost masterpiece of pornography was recently discovered in a woodworking shop of a Beverly Hills dentist. June Crenshaw (Kristen Bell) was known …
The MarqueeDirector2010-09-15A marquee runs out of letters, leaving a humorous blank….
Our ValleyDirector2010-09-15A wind machine causes problems on set….
Two PaintersDirector2010-11-01A bad interview….
Inside the Actor’s WorkshopDirector2010-09-15An on-set interview is quietly absurd….
2 Days/1963DirectorThe true story of how notorious Chicago mobster Sam Giancana arranged the assassination of President John F Kennedy….
DirectorThe story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren’t above breaking the rules or working against their associates to b…
DirectorA covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protect…

David Mamet Production Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Phil SpectorExecutive Producer2013-03-24A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the…
HoffaAssociate Producer1992-12-25A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles w…
Lip ServiceExecutive Producer1988-10-17A young news reporter schemes to take over the job of a veteran news anchor whose ratings he’s been hired to promote….
A Life in the TheatreExecutive Producer1993-10-09A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre….
ProducerA covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protect…

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The UntouchablesWriter1987-06-03Young Treasury Agent Eliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it’s not going to be easy because Capone has the poli…
Wag the DogScreenplay1997-12-25During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President…
HoffaScreenplay1992-12-25A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles w…
The Postman Always Rings TwiceScreenplay1981-03-20The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband….
SpartanScreenplay2004-03-12U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get thi…
State and MainScreenplay2000-08-26A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz….
HomicideWriter1991-05-28A Jewish homicide detective investigates a seemingly minor murder and falls in with a Zionist group as a result….
American BuffaloScreenplay1996-09-13Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop….
RoninScreenplay1998-09-25A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals’ hands. An Irish liaison ass…
The VerdictScreenplay1982-12-08Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a m…
RedbeltWriter2008-04-07Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, w…
Vanya on 42nd StreetScreenplay1994-10-19An uninterrupted rehearsal of Chekhov’s 1899 play “Uncle Vanya” played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusa…
The EdgeScreenplay1997-09-06The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assis…
Glengarry Glen RossScreenplay1992-09-15When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere be…
Glengarry Glen RossTheatre Play1992-09-15When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere be…
House of GamesScreenplay1987-10-11A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams,…
HannibalScreenplay2001-02-08After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again wh…
The Winslow BoyWriter1999-03-18Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine’s engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old…
The Spanish PrisonerWriter1997-12-03An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him….
EdmondWriter2005-08-31Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is …
About Last Night…Writer1986-07-02A man and woman meet and try to have a romantic affair, despite their personal problems and the interference of their disapproving friends….
Phil SpectorScreenplay2013-03-24A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the…
Lost Masterpieces of PornographyWriter2010-06-02This lost masterpiece of pornography was recently discovered in a woodworking shop of a Beverly Hills dentist. June Crenshaw (Kristen Bell) was known …
LanskyWriter1999-02-27Organized crime boss Meyer Lansky remembers his life as he is moving about the world looking for some country that will take him in since the USA have…
American BuffaloTheatre Play1996-09-13Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop….
The MarqueeWriter2010-09-15A marquee runs out of letters, leaving a humorous blank….
Our ValleyWriter2010-09-15A wind machine causes problems on set….
Two PaintersWriter2010-11-01A bad interview….
Inside the Actor’s WorkshopWriter2010-09-15An on-set interview is quietly absurd….
Things ChangeWriter1988-10-21Jerry, a misfit Mafia henchman, is assigned the low-level job of keeping an eye on Gino, a shoe repairman fingered by the Mob to confess to a murder h…
The ForceScreenplayA corrupt cop in the NYPD, who is beginning to get squeezed by the Feds, has to decide whether or not to betray his friends, family, and job, while ra…
HeistWriter2001-11-09Joe Moore has a job he loves. He’s a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he…
The Water EngineWriter1992-08-24In the 1930s, Charles Lang invents an engine that runs using water for fuel. But when he tries to get it patented, he is first offered a ridiculously …
LakeboatWriter2000-04-13A college student befriends various crew members while working a summer internship at sea….
OleannaLyricist1994-11-04Carol, a college student, comes to John’s office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers….
OleannaScreenplay1994-11-04Carol, a college student, comes to John’s office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers….
OleannaTheatre Play1994-11-04Carol, a college student, comes to John’s office, her professor, to discuss the grade she has received for one of her papers….
A Life in the TheatreTheatre Play1993-10-09A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre….
A Life in the TheatreTeleplay1993-10-09A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre….
Uncle VanyaWriter1991-10-12Vanya is a bitter, sarcastic man, obsessed with his wasted years and what might have been. He has spent his life toiling for the benefit of the schola…
2 Days/1963WriterThe true story of how notorious Chicago mobster Sam Giancana arranged the assassination of President John F Kennedy….
We’re No AngelsWriter1989-06-02Two escaped cons’ only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada….
The PenitentTheatre PlayA psychiatrist, Charles, has his career and life become derailed after he refuses to testify on behalf of a former patient who had become clinically v…
WriterA covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protect…
WriterA realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station….

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
CreatorA covert team of special forces operatives risk their lives on undercover missions around the globe, while their wives maintain the homefront, protect…

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