Yahtzee, chicken nuggets, weed-smoking clairvoyant hippies, Shakespearean refrains, and jamming rock songs by Bad Company are some of the key elements of director Billy Morrissette's ode to MACBETH and early 1970s small town America. A comic interpretation of the William Shakespeare classic, SCOTLAND, PA tells the story of a fast food restaurant called McBeth's, an innovative establishment that offers drive-through service. However, the success of the restaurant's young owners, the stylish and popular local couple Mack and Pat McBeth (James LeGros and Maura Tierney) is largely due to the convenient murder of its former owner (James Rebhorn). When the quirky vegetarian Lieutenant Ernie McDuff (Christopher Walken) is assigned to investigate the murder, each of Scotland's strange characters--the tanning salon operator, the homeless guy that lives in a barn, the perpetually drunk barfly--come forward to share what they know about the case. Some of the funniest moments of the film come from the lieutenant's interrogations of the teenage sons of the late restaurant owner, the amped rock guitarist Malcom (Tom Guiry) and his poised, artistic gay brother Norm (Geoff Dunsworth). SCOTLAND, PA is a funny, light hippie movie with an excellent grasp of '70s music, decor, and dress.

Theatrical Release: February 8, 2002 (LA/NY)

DVD Features:

Region [unknown]
Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Billy Morrissette - Director
Production Interview - 1. Billy Morrissette - Director
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Stills/Photos - 1. Snapshots from Sundance Film Festival
Additional Text - 1. Insider's Guide to Scotland, PA

James LeGros: American Actor, DRUGSTORE COWBOY (1989)
Maura Tierney: American Actress
Christopher Walken: American Actor
Kevin Corrigan: Actor/"Billy Bathgate"
James Rebhorn: Supporting Actor
Tom Guiry: American Actor, U-571 (2000), TIGERLAND (2000)
Andy Dick: Actor/"In The Army Now"
Amy Smart: 
Timothy "Speed" Levitch: Lead Actor in 'The Cruise'
Geoff Dunsworth: Actor, SCOTLAND, PA (2001)

Billy Morrissette: 

Richard Shepard: Director/Screenwriter

Billy Morrissette: 

Anton Sanko: 

Adam Lichtenstein: 

"...A clever comic riff on Macbeth..."
"...Bizarrely original..."
"...Tiernay takes ferocious cold-bloodedness to a riotous extreme..."
"...Tierney, in the juiciest role, actually evokes some of the power of the original Lady Macbeth..."