Cadillac Man (1990)

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writer (WGA):

Ken Friedman (written by)

Release Date:

18 May 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Legend. Lover. Salesman. A way with words. A way with women. And way over his head.

Plot:

Joe's a car salesman with a problem. He has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would...

Plot Keywords:

Salesman | Gun | Car Salesman | Unfaithfulness | Automobile

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Joey O'Brien
Tim Robbins	...	Larry
Pamela Reed	...	Tina
Fran Drescher	...	Joy Munchack
Zack Norman	...	Harry Munchack
Lori Petty	...	Lila
Annabella Sciorra	...	Donna
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Little Jack Turgeon
Bill Nelson	...	Big Jack Turgeon
Eddie Jones	...	Benny
Mimi Cecchini	...	Ma
Tristine Skyler	...	Lisa
Judith Hoag	...	Molly
Lauren Tom	...	Helen the Dim Sum Girl
Anthony Powers	...	Captain Mason
Paul Herman	...	Tony Dipino
Paul J.Q. Lee	...	Henry
James Bulleit	...	Funeral Director (as Jim Buleit)
Erik King	...	Davey
Richard Panebianco	...	Frankie Dipino
Gary Howard Klar	...	Detective Walters (as Gary H. Klar)
Boris Leskin	...	Soviet Husband
Elzbieta Czyzewska	...	Soviet Wife
Ben Lin	...	Asian Husband (as Benjamin B. Lin)
Wai Ching Ho	...	Asian Wife
William Hugh Collins	...	Hearse Driver
Bill Nunn	...	Grave Digger
Vince Cupone	...	Louie (as Vinnie Capone)
Bill Moor	...	Antique Salesman
Kim Chan	...	Dim Sum Cook
Mario Todisco	...	Steel Jaw #1
Max	...	Steel Jaw #2
Kenneth Simmons	...	Steel Jaw #3
Bunny Levine	...	Woman Customer
Carmen A. Mathis	...	Police Woman
Harlan Cary Poe	...	Mason's Aid
Jordan Derwin	...	Paramedic
Philip Moon	...	Nightclub Selector
Sal Lioni	...	Nightclub Customer
Brian Sanet	...	Paparazzi
Merwin Goldsmith	...	Showroom Buyer
Richard Mark Arnold	...	Porsche Buyer
Marilyn Dobrin	...	Porsche Buyer's Wife
David Stepkin	...	Sticker Shock Buyer
Matt Nikko	...	Japanese Buyer #1
Keenan Shimizu	...	Japanese Buyer #2
Tony Masa	...	Japanese Buyer #3
Ken Kensei	...	Japanese Buyer #4
Toshio Sato	...	Japanese Buyer #5
Elaine Stritch	...	Widow
Chester Drescher	...	Chester
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Mulcahy	...	S.W.A.T. Team Officer
Carl Burrows	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Joe Tom Collins	...	Onlooker (uncredited)
Rita Frazier	...	Emergency Medical Technician (uncredited)
Brian Gildea	...	Barricade Observer (uncredited)
Barry Godin	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Heather Gorecki	...	Unnamed (uncredited)
Richard Grund	...	ESU Officer (uncredited)
Jim Lavin	...	Hostage Cop (uncredited)
George Rafferty	...	Officer O'Brian (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Donaldson

Writing credits (WGA)
Ken Friedman		(written by)

Produced by
Roger Donaldson	....	producer
Ted Kurdyla	....	associate producer
Charles Roven	....	producer

Original Music by
J. Peter Robinson

Cinematography by
David Gribble		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Richard Francis-Bruce

Casting by
David Rubin

Production Design by
Gene Rudolf

Art Direction by
Patricia Woodbridge

Set Decoration by
Justin Scoppa Jr.

Costume Design by
Deborah Kramer		(as Deborah La Gorce Kramer)

Makeup Department
Paul Gebbia	....	assistant makeup artist
Romaine Greene	....	hair stylist
William A. Kohout	....	assistant hair stylist
Bernadette Mazur	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ted Kurdyla	....	unit production manager
Kelley Smith-Wait	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Randy N. Barbee	....	second second assistant director
Algric Leo Chaplin	....	dga trainee
Lewis Gould	....	first assistant director
Gina Randazzo	....	second assistant director
Rich Murray	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Carla Zackson	....	additional second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Richard T. Allen	....	construction coordinator
Tom Boles	....	shop craftsman
Tommy Boles	....	shop craftsman (as Thomas J. Boles)
Laura Brock	....	draftsman (as Laura L. Brock)
Beverly Defonzo	....	art department assistant
Kathleen Dolan	....	assistant props (as Kathleen M. Dolan)
Diann Duthie	....	draftsman
Joann Fundus	....	assistant props
James V. Gartland	....	construction grip
Gilbert Gertsen	....	set dresser
Margaret Hoppe	....	assistant props
Jeffrey Jirgal	....	construction grip
Mary Beth Kahn	....	draftsman
Barbara A. Kastner	....	assistant props
Beth Kuhn	....	draftsperson (as Mary Beth Kuhn)
Brick Mason	....	production illustrator
Kevin McCarthy	....	set dresser
Ann Miller	....	property master
Joseph Proscia	....	set dresser
Robert Topol	....	master scenic artist
M. Tony Trotta	....	camera scenic artist
Bernardette Wise	....	carpenter
Christine Donohue-Pace	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Berger	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Edie Bleiman	....	assistant sound editor (as Edie S. Ichioka)
Jay Boekelheide	....	sound designer
Jay Boekelheide	....	supervising sound editor
Todd Boekelheide	....	sound re-recording mixer
Luis Colina	....	additional sound editor
Francesca Dodd	....	assistant sound editor
Patrick Dodd	....	additional sound editor
Clare C. Freeman	....	assistant sound editor
Kristen Gerstner	....	apprentice sound editor
Marjorie L. Hagar	....	assistant sound editor
Tim Holland	....	sound effects editor
Pat Jackson	....	additional sound editor
Neill King	....	assistant foley recordist
Barbara McBane	....	supervising dialogue editor
Kevin Meehan	....	boom operator
Peter A. Mian	....	sound recordist
Devon Miller	....	sound effects editor
Douglas Murray	....	additional sound editor
Jennifer Myers	....	assistant foley walker
John Nutt	....	dialogue editor
Margie O'Malley	....	foley walker
Larry Oatfield	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Parker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Diana Pellegrini	....	foley editor
Daniel Rosenblum	....	boom operator
Paige Sartorius	....	dialogue editor
Michael Semanick	....	foley recordist
Niki Smith	....	apprentice sound editor
Jeffery Stephens	....	additional sound editor
Eric Thompson	....	assistant foley recordist
Michael R. Tromer	....	sound mixer
Pam Uzzell	....	assistant sound editor
Ethan Van der Ryn	....	assistant sound editor
Jennifer L. Ware	....	assistant sound editor (as Jennifer Lee Ware)

Special Effects by
Connie Brink	....	special effects
Ron Petruccione	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Nancy Ellen Anzalone	....	stunts (as Nancy Anzalone)
Mike Christopher	....	stunts
Cliff Cudney	....	stunt coordinator
Katherine B. Flusk	....	stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Peter Hock	....	stunts
Bernie Johnson	....	stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
J. Allen Suddeth	....	stunts
Lynn Walsh	....	stunts
Tom Zoll	....	stunts
Ray Abbott	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Gene Harrison	....	stunts (uncredited)
Drew Stanley	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James R. Belletier	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Robert L. Blatman	....	gyrosphere assistant camera (as Rob Blatman)
A. Anthony Cappello	....	camera trainee
Al Cerullo	....	pilot: camera helicopter
Steve Comesky	....	lighting technician
Craig DiBona	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Craig DiBona	....	panaglide operator
James Dillinger	....	lighting technician
James P. Dolan	....	lighting technician (as James Dolan)
John Dolan	....	grip
Glen Engels	....	grip
Neil Fallon	....	video assist operator
James W. Finnerty	....	grip (as Jim Finnerty Jr.)
Raymond Fortune	....	lighting technician
Bill Gerardo	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as William Gerardo)
Vinnie Gerardo	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Vincent Gerardo)
Tim Guinness	....	electrical best boy
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Thomas Jirgal	....	best boy grip (as Thomas 'Casey' Jirgal)
Michael Kelem	....	gyrosphere camera operator
James McMillan	....	grip (as Jim McMillan)
Jim Miller	....	grip
Mike Miller	....	key grip (as Michael Miller)
R.F. Miller	....	special rigging grip
James Pollard	....	dolly grip (as Jimmy Pollard)
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant panaglide operator
Frank Schulz	....	gaffer
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer
Howard Weiner	....	playback operator

Casting Department
Judie Fixler	....	extras casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Todd M. Thaler	....	extras casting
Debra Zane	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
David Dumais	....	costumer: men
Juliet Polcsa	....	assistant costume designer
Melissa Stanton	....	costumer: women (as Melissa A. Stanton)

Editorial Department
Sue Blainey	....	assistant editor: New York
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Susan Diederich	....	apprentice editor: New York
Lisa Dorney	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Carol A. Ellison Fleming	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Patricia A. Galvin	....	first assistant editor
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer
Marcy Stoeven	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles (as Marcy Stoeven Gibbens)

Music Department
Mark Adler	....	music editor
Michael Dilbeck	....	music supervisor
Allan Mason	....	music supervisor
J. Peter Robinson	....	musician: score
Michael Rockwell	....	music recordist
Michael Rockwell	....	music scoring engineer
Jim Weidman	....	music editor
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Edward O'Donnell	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Mary Bailey	....	script supervisor
David Batiste	....	set production assistant
Nicholas Bernstein	....	location manager
Sidney Brammer	....	production coordinator
Adam Bryant	....	stand-in: Robin Williams
Elettra Caporello	....	italian dialogue: post synchronized version
Roberto Del Giudice	....	italian post synchronized version director
Drew Dillard	....	location assistant
T. Sean Ferguson	....	set production assistant (as sean Ferguson)
Emily Fisher	....	office production assistant
John E. Gallagher	....	set production assistant (as John Gallagher)
Patrick Garrison	....	set production assistant
Ken Gerber	....	location assistant (as Kenneth Gerber)
Hugh Gilmore	....	location assistant
Penelope Gottlieb	....	title designer: main titles
Ron Honsa	....	video segment producer: Pensa Communications Inc.
Joan Iskyan	....	office production assistant
Harriette Kanew	....	production coordinator
Eddee Kolos	....	set production assistant
Diane L. Langone	....	assistant auditor (as Diane Langone)
Amy Lynn	....	set production assistant
John A. Machione	....	auditor
Polly Ann Mattson	....	set production assistant
Mary McCulloch	....	location assistant
Eric Myers	....	unit publicist
Susan E. Novick	....	set production assistant (as Susan Kaplan)
Todd Rathner	....	set production assistant
Ann Ruark	....	assistant production coordinator
Carrie Rudolf	....	set production assistant
Scott Schaffer	....	craft service
Paul Shannon	....	office production assistant
Steve Shareshian	....	assistant auditor (as Steven Shareshian)
Lynda Van Damm	....	financial representative
Michael Viglietta	....	set production assistant
Amelia Villero	....	set production assistant
Shalini Waran	....	assistant: Roger Donaldson
Bonnie Weiner	....	office production assistant
Blake West	....	set production assistant (as Chris Blake)
Bruce Chudacoff	....	location scout (uncredited)
Dori Greenberg	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
David H. Kramer	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Thomas Patrick Petrilla	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Orion Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (1990) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (1990) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Compagnia Distribuzione Internazionale (CDI) (199?) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (1990) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Matlon (????) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Orion Pictures Corporation (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Rank Film Distributors (1990) (UK) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures International (1990) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI) (????) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1990) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1994) (USA) (TV)
• British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (????) (UK) (TV) (Pay TV)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Oy Europa Vision AB (????) (Finland) (video)
• Sandrew Film & Teater (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Dawn Animal Agency  animal training
• Futura Metal Wear  assistance
• Giorgio Armani  selected wardrobe: for Robin Williams
• New York Association for the Blind  assistance
• New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development  assistance
• Pensa Communications Inc.  video segment production
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording
• Tanner Mainstain Blatt & Glynn  post production auditor

Also Known As:

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:PG | Finland:K-11 (new rating: 2001)

Filming Locations:

3721 Northern Boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The false name that Larry (Tim Robbins) gave to the police was "Chuck".

Goofs:

Factual errors: Credits show a character description "paparazzi" and lists one actor's name. Paparazzi is the plural masculine form of the Italian noun "paparazzo". Because there was only one photojournalist hoping for a picture of someone famous, the noun should be in the singular form in the credits. Therefore, the character's description should correctly be listed as "paparazzo".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Funeral Director:[funeral procession of cars is halted and the engine of the hearse is smoking] I don't know what's wrong with it! I thought you guys were supposed to service this thing!
Hearse Driver:I don't know why he didn't service it.
Funeral Director:Yeah, yeah, "I don't know".

Movie Connections:

References Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Soundtrack:

MR. BIG STUFF

An Average Comedy

THE PLOT: A jilted husband (Robbins) goes off the deep end and, with rifle in hand, takes over a car dealership where he threatens to kill everybody inside. It's up to a quick on his feet car salesman (Williams) and his 'people skills' to get everyone out of the predicament.

THE NEGATIVE: Outside of a funny opening funeral procession bit, the first thirty minutes are pretty dull. Too much time is spent on Williams interactions with friends and family members that is not very funny or interesting. In fact the majority of this film seems more like a drama dealing with the daily stresses of life than it does a comedy. When the gunman first breaks into the dealership it is quite intense and even a bit horrific. The film does eventually catch its stride, but it all seems kind of transparent by the end. There is nothing to really distinguish this film from all the rest, which probably explains why it has pretty much been ignored. In many ways it seems very similar to DOG DAY AFTERNOON.

THE POSITIVE: Everything is kept on a very realistic and plausible level. The dialogue and characters are believable. Robbins makes for a very engaging gunman and once the film settles into the hostage crisis there are a few genuinely funny moments. Drescher's pet poodle is memorable and one of the best pet performers I've seen.

THE LOWDOWN: The film has enough comedy and good moments to make it a passable time filler, but there isn't enough else to make it anything more than that.

THE RATING: 6 out of 10.