Lakeboat (2000)
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83% of critics liked it
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62% of users liked it
(891 ratings)
Renowned character actor Joe Mantegna makes his directorial debut with this film adaptation of one of David Mamet's first plays, boasting such onscreen talent as Peter Falk, Charles Durning, and Robert Forster. Based on Mamet's experiences of working on Great Lake freighters while a grad… More Renowned character actor Joe Mantegna makes his directorial debut with this film adaptation of one of David Mamet's first plays, boasting such onscreen talent as Peter Falk, Charles Durning, and Robert Forster. Based on Mamet's experiences of working on Great Lake freighters while a grad student, the film centers on Dale (Tony Mamet, David's brother), an Ivy League college kid working on the Seaway Queen on an internship one summer. Though his romantic vision of life on the sea is soon dashed, he befriends a half-dozen members of the world-weary crew and learns about the unexpectedly rich -- and occasionally tragic -- lives they lead. This film premiered at the 2000 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joe Mantegna
- Written By
- David Mamet
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jun 1, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- Oregon Trail Films
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
Based on Mamet's experience as a freighter on the Great Lakes while a grad English lit student, Mantegna's screen version is so dramatically inert and artistically shapeless resulting in an uninvolving memory film.
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Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Watching it, you come to understand what it is that Mamet has been true to all these years.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
As drama, it's not much; as a meditation on language and storytelling, it's a treat.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A first-rate movie made from one of David Mamet's lesser plays.
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Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
Where Mantegna succeeds is in providing a forum for some great acting.
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Cast
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Charles Durning
as Skippy
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Robert Forster
as Joe
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J.J. Johnston
as Stan
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Denis Leary
as Fireman
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Jack Wallace
as Fred
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George Wendt
as Collins
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Tony Mamet
as Dale
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Saul Rubinek
as Cuthman
- Peter Falk
- Andy Garcia
- Robert Forester

