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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Profanity Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 09/24/2002 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Studio: MTI Home Video Total Copies: 5 Genres: Comedy Drama, Coming-of-Age

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, All Movie Guide

Charles Durning - Skippy
Robert Forster - Joe
J.J. Johnston - Stan
Denis Leary - Fireman

Joe Mantegna's adaptation of an early work by David Mamet, Lakeboat comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original broadcast aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The English soundtrack is solid, but less that spectacular. Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original trailer, additional trailers, and biographies of the impressive cast. This is a great disc for Mamet enthusiasts, but there may not be enough here to hook the average DVD consumer. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide