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Lakeboat

Play trailer Poster for Lakeboat R,  2001,  1h 38m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 83% 41 Reviews Tomatometer 63% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
83% Tomatometer 41 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A collegian befriends various crew members (Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Robert Forster) while working a summer internship at sea.
Lakeboat

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Critics Consensus

Though not much happens plot-wise, Lakeboat still has a lot to offer for fans of Mamet.

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Emanuel Levy Variety Aug 28, 2006
C
Based on Mamet's experience as a freighter on the Great Lakes while a grad English lit student, Mantegna's screen version is so dramatically inert and artistically shapeless resulting in an uninvolving memory film. Go to Full Review
Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel Mar 7, 2002
4/5
Watching it, you come to understand what it is that Mamet has been true to all these years. Go to Full Review
Moira MacDonald Seattle Times Jan 4, 2002
As drama, it's not much; as a meditation on language and storytelling, it's a treat. Go to Full Review
Film Threat Dec 6, 2005
3.5/5
Chuck O'Leary Fantastica Daily Oct 8, 2005
3/5
Film Threat Dec 8, 2002
3.5/5
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Joe Mantegna

Director

Charles Durning

Skippy

Peter Falk

The Pierman

Robert Forster

Joe Pitko

J.J. Johnston

Stan

Denis Leary

The Fireman

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Lakeboat

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Movie Info

Synopsis A collegian befriends various crew members (Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Robert Forster) while working a summer internship at sea.
Director
Joe Mantegna
Producer
Joe Mantegna, Tony Mamet, Morris Ruskin
Screenwriter
David Mamet
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co
RKO Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 13, 2001, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.2K
Runtime
1h 38m
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