ABCs of Desperation: Glengarry Glen Ross | Variety Pack 

I totally agree. I think this movie, with these actors playing these characters, is - if not cinema perfection - at least close to it. I like how you described the characters, too. I worked 25+ years in sales and I recognize them all. I'd classify them as: the Flash-Kid, the Burnout, Jekyll/Hyde, and the Plodder. Ricky's flying high, knows it can't last, and sees his future in Shel; so he lives in-the-moment, blatantly breaking the rules with nihilistic glee. Shel never was that good a salesman, sticking with programmed routines and insincere chumminess, and he finds he can't coast on his easy charm and past relationship with Mitch & Murray anymore. His collapse is painful to watch, but inevitable. Poor George is truly a Greek tragedy. As a Plodder he'll always be comfortably in the middle of the board, never on top, but never the bottom either. Sadly, he's also a Whine-Tit (my Mom's word), full of endless complaints and passive-aggreesive demands for validation. (I was a Plodder, too; and proud of it! Our reliable midrange sales paid the rent & phone bills) My take on John is he's bitter that with his business school degree he ended up here. He's a Plodder too, but seems to have something on Mitch & Murray. And his negotiations with Shel in his car proves he's learned a thing or two, no matter what Roma says. Oh, and Mr. Lingk is so uptight I always imagine him having a stroke as the credits roll Dave sounds very reasonable when he's trying to enlist George in his schemes, sympathetic, even. But, as his unhinged bellowing at the end shows, he's a classic ticking time bomb.

Yes, he does

He even says, 'I don't like you..'

Because Williamson is an asshole

Yeah, that was always my take. They're always at each other's throats, I figured John had a couple of "traps" like the Nyborgs set aside just in case. Like, he's obligated to get at least initial contact with most of the leads in a stack. Some will be guaranteed fails, but they still have to be called. So, save 'em up to hand whomever annoyed you last. Come to think of it, if he's been funneling most of the guaranteed busts to Levine, no wonder his sales are down! Moral: Always be nice to your manager, no matter how insufferable they are.

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