“Coffee is for closers.”
Glengarry Glen Ross is one of the best films about salesmen ever made. As a story and a work of art, it ranks right up with Death of a Salesman and the Maysles Brothers’ 1969 documentary Salesman. Coincidentally enough, that’s essentially the only movies about salesmen. And it’s not even an original screenplay, it’s an adaptation of David Mamet’s theatrical play. Who would’ve guessed?
