Bartleby

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Summary:
Herman Melville's short story -Bartleby the Scrivener gets a slightly surreal update in this offbeat comedy drama. The manager (David Paymer) of the city records department in a mid-sized California community decides that his staff of three -- flirty chatterbox Vivian (Glenne Headly), sloppy Vietnam vet Ernie (Maury Chaykin), and slick-suited, Don Juan wannabe {... Full Summary >>

Cast:
David Paymer - (The Boss)
Crispin Glover - (Bartleby)
Glenne Headly - (Vivian)
Joe Piscopo - (Rocky)
Maury Chaykin - (Ernie)
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Review:
The opening credits of Bartleby begin with the bleak observation that following the publication of -Bartleby the Scrivener, the story's author, Herman Melville, was relegated to obscurity and eventually died alone and destitute. This tragic fact may at first seem a mere curious observation when one considers that the author had previously p... Continue >>

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