The film that they are shooting, The Old Mill , incidentally, relies on an old mill that was burned down in 1960 by a suspicious fire . Character quirks abound, of course, and shenanigans ensue therein. However, almost nothing in this film is predictable. This movie has its own inner logic toward the comedy that it presents. Just as a character begins to tell a joke, the scene changes.
Someone is about to provide a profound insight into the town, and is interrupted.
The humor in this film is so amazingly dry, that it takes half of the movie before you begin to pick up on what Mamet is doing. More than anything, they re just odd. She immediately complies, and walks off without a shirt. Another notable incident involves an apparent error in the film. Macy writes down a date on a whiteboard, which is, in turn, accidentally removed by a crew member.