Scotland, PA
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| Directed by | Billy Morrissette |
| Screenplay by | Billy Morrissette |
| Based on | Macbeth by William Shakespeare |
| Produced by | Richard Shepard Jonathan Stern |
| Starring | Maura Tierney James LeGros Christopher Walken |
| Cinematography | Wally Pfister |
| Edited by | Adam Lichtenstein |
| Music by | Anton Sanko |
| Distributed by | Lot 47 Films |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Scotland, PA is a 2001 American black comedy crime film written and directed by Billy Morrissette as a modernized retelling of Macbeth. The film stars James LeGros, Maura Tierney, and Christopher Walken. The Shakespearean tragedy, originally set in Dunsinane Castle in 11th-century Scotland, is reworked into a dark comedy set in 1975, centered on "Duncan's Cafe", a fast-food restaurant in the small town of Scotland, Pennsylvania. The film was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia.