American Buffalo

American Buffalo (1996)

They had a plan. It wasn't worth a nickel.

Three inner-city losers plan a robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.

Date of release
1996-09-13
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (75)
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama, Crime
Director
Michael Corrente

Casting

Interesting facts

American Buffalo is a 1996 independent drama film directed by Michael Corrente and starring Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Franz and Sean Nelson, the only members of the cast. The film is based on David Mamet's 1975 play, American Buffalo.

Production

In 1986, the Cannon Group, Inc., announced that a film adaptation was in the works. However, the film was eventually stuck in development for years.

Al Pacino, who played the role of Teach in the 1983 Broadway revival, was the first choice to play the role in the adaptation. However, Pacino did not respond in a timely fashion, so Corrente offered the role to Dustin Hoffman. The film was shot on location in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Corrente's home town.

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