This witty, low-key comedy about what happens when a Hollywood production team
descends on the sleepy town of Waterford, VT, finds David Mamet in an
uncharacteristically mellow mood.
The Old Mill, a historical drama
penned by naïve playwright Joseph Turner White (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
already has a troubled production history, having been run out of its previous
location in New Hampshire after lecherous star Bob Barrenger (Alec Baldwin)
put the moves on an underage local girl. Now White has to start rewriting to
accommodate the fact that Waterford doesn't have an old mill, and having
already built one on the abandoned locat...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
102 mins