Scotland, PA

Scotland, PA
DVD cover for the film
Directed byBilly Morrissette
Screenplay byBilly Morrissette
Based onMacbeth
by William Shakespeare
Produced byRichard Shepard
Jonathan Stern
StarringMaura Tierney
James LeGros
Christopher Walken
CinematographyWally Pfister
Edited byAdam Lichtenstein
Music byAnton Sanko
Distributed byLot 47 Films
Release date
  • January 22, 2001 (2001-01-22) (Sundance)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.