Glengarry Glen Ross is a 1992 American
drama, adapted by
David Mamet from his 1984
Pulitzer Prize- and
Tony-winning
play of the same name, and directed by
James Foley. The film is set in either New York City or Chicago, and filmed in New York City. It depicts two days in the lives of four
real estate salesmen and how they become desperate when the corporate office sends a
trainer to "motivate" them by announcing that, in one week, all except the top two salesmen will be fired. The film, like the play, is notorious for its use of profanity, leading the cast to jokingly refer to the film as "
Death of a Fuckin' Salesman." The title of the film comes from the names of two of the real estate developments being peddled by the salesmen characters: Glengarry Highlands and Glen Ross Farms.