Lakeboat (2000)
76%RT Audience Score: 62%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win
Though not much happens plot-wise, Lakeboat still has a lot to offer for fans of Mamet
If you’re looking for a movie that’s as exciting as watching paint dry, then Lakeboat is the perfect choice for you! Based on David Mamet’s experience as a freighter on the Great Lakes, this film is a snooze-fest that will leave you feeling like you wasted two hours of your life. While some critics may appreciate the film’s focus on language and storytelling, most viewers will find themselves struggling to stay awake. The only redeeming quality of this movie is the great acting, but even that can’t save it from being a total dud. Save yourself the trouble and skip this one.
Production Company(ies)
Svensk Filmindustri
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong language and some sexual content
Year of Release
2000
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 38m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 13, 2001 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 24, 2002
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $5,159
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $8,948
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 3,144
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 976
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Peter Falk – The Pierman
Robert Forster – Joe Pitko
J.J. Johnston – Stan
Denis Leary – The Fireman
Jack Wallace – Fred
Director(s)
Joe Mantegna
Writer(s)
David Mamet
Producer(s)
Joe Mantegna, Tony Mamet, Morris Ruskin
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 win
Academy Awards
All Critics (42) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (7)
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.
August 28, 2006 | Rating: C
Emanuel Levy
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Watching it, you come to understand what it is that Mamet has been true to all these years.
March 7, 2002 | Rating: 4/5
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
As drama, it’s not much; as a meditation on language and storytelling, it’s a treat.
January 4, 2002
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
‘Yeah. It’s alright.’ ‘Good enough for me.’
December 30, 2001 | Rating: 3/5
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
A first-rate movie made from one of David Mamet’s lesser plays.
December 7, 2001
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
Where Mantegna succeeds is in providing a forum for some great acting.
December 6, 2001
Glenn Lovell
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
October 8, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Chuck O’Leary
Fantastica Daily
July 21, 2005 | Rating: 3/5
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
This plotless film is filled with a zillion little nostalgia stories that are both pointless and irritating, but some stories can also be devilishly charming.
October 10, 2002 | Rating: C
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Mamet’s fixation on language is … more effective onstage than onscreen, where the technical and visual requirements distract from the sounds of the words — the heart of Mamet’s work.
September 23, 2002
Steven Leigh Morris
L.A. Weekly
Mamet knows people so well that you can forgive his lack of actual story once in awhile.
September 1, 2002 | Rating: 3.5/5
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com
For the most part a lot of fun, with some fine performances from a mature cast.
June 5, 2002 | Rating: 3/5
Chris Wiegand
Boxoffice Magazine…
Plot
Coming-of-age tale set aboard a freighter traveling America’s Great Lakes. Dale is an Ivy League college student who briefly joins a world-weary crew. Exposed to a seafaring lifestyle which falls short of his literary visions, Dale instead finds the experience rich in unexpected ways. The men’s bravado and comical posturing gives way as their lively story-telling reveals more about their mythologized view of life than about what actually may have happened.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast of Lakeboat includes Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Robert Forster, Denis Leary, and Jack Wallace.
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