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Barry Levinson (written by)
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6 March 1987 (USA)
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The Year - 1963. Selling the American Dream is a risky, funny business - you could wind up paying with your wife! more
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A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore. full summary | add synopsis
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Hilarious and touching
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Bill 'BB' Babowsky |
 | Danny DeVito | ... | Ernest Tilley |
 | Barbara Hershey | ... | Nora Tilley |
 | John Mahoney | ... | Moe Adams |
 | Jackie Gayle | ... | Sam |
| Stanley Brock | ... | Gil |
 | Seymour Cassel | ... | Cheese |
 | Bruno Kirby | ... | Mouse |
 | J.T. Walsh | ... | Wing |
 | Richard Portnow | ... | Carly |
 | Matt Craven | ... | Looney |
 | Alan Blumenfeld | ... | Stanley |
| Brad Sullivan | ... | Masters |
| Michael Tucker | ... | Bagel |
| Deirdre O'Connell | ... | Nellie |
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Production designer Peter Jamison was having trouble finding the right kind of house to match Barry Levinson's exact specifications, namely a three-storey wooden structure with a little lawn, set back from the road, and in need of a new frame. Levinson told him to go to 4211 Springdale Avenue, Baltimore, which was the house where he grew up.
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Anachronisms: In this Baltimore-based story, during a scene in the bar, there is a Busch promotional light on the wall. The movie is set in the 1960s, but Busch beer was not licensed for sale in Maryland until the late 1970s.
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Quarterfinal 2 (#26.24)" (2009)
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Few films can be laugh-out-loud funny and ultimately as touching and deep as this film. Most people remember the dialogue, seemingly ad-libbed during the diner scenes by the cast (Danny DeVito, Jackie Gayle, Bruno Kirby)--and that looks like the same diner that Barry Levinson used for his first movie. But the characters and their quirks are totally fleshed out before the conflict (DeVito's stiff neck, Dreyfuss's ladies' man schtick), making for a few truly hilarious lines and scenes (Gayle talking to DeVito about what a great dancer Dreyfuss is comes to mind). The movie really has a sad story underneath about very unhappy people who delight in the misfortunes of others, until Barbara Hershey's character realizes what's going on. All of these characters and story points climax in a rather sweet and yes, believable final sequence. This movie came out during a spate of late '80s blockbusters and never really found its audience, I think. But it is one of the few late '80s movies I rewatch every couple of years and find more to appreciate with each viewing. I would rank it as Levinson's best film.