Round 5: Tossup 1

In a monologue by this screenwriter, a lawyer stresses that laws are “in fact, a prayer” after telling a jury, “you are the law.” This screenwriter created a caricature of Robert Evans who reacts to his crashed car with his catchphrase “this is nothing!” A lead actor criticized this screenwriter for casting his Irish rabbi on the commentary track for his film Spartan. This writer used the pseudonym “Richard Weisz” as a script doctor on Ronin. This screenwriter conceived the “practical aesthetics” approach to acting along with his student at Goddard College, (*) William H. Macy, who starred with Joe Mantegna in his films Homicide and House of Games. Bill Burr (10[1])made his Broadway debut (10[1])in a 2025 revival of a play by this screenwriter of Wag (10[1])the Dog and The Verdict. This screenwriter of The Untouchables created Blake, who shows off brass balls to assert that “coffee’s for closers.” For 10 points, what writer added an Alec Baldwin monologue to the film of his play Glengarry Glen Ross? ■END■

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