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Tin Men

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 52m
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Danny DeVito and Richard Dreyfuss in Tin Men (1987)
A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.
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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.A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.
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    • Barry Levinson
    • Barry Levinson
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Danny DeVito
    • Barbara Hershey
    • Barry Levinson
    • Barry Levinson
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Danny DeVito
    • Barbara Hershey
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    • 55User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
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    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • BB
    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Tilley
    Barbara Hershey
    Barbara Hershey
    • Nora
    John Mahoney
    John Mahoney
    • Moe
    Jackie Gayle
    Jackie Gayle
    • Sam
    Stanley Brock
    Stanley Brock
    • Gil
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Cheese
    Bruno Kirby
    Bruno Kirby
    • Mouse
    J.T. Walsh
    J.T. Walsh
    • Wing
    Richard Portnow
    Richard Portnow
    • Carly
    Matt Craven
    Matt Craven
    • Looney
    Alan Blumenfeld
    Alan Blumenfeld
    • Stanley
    Brad Sullivan
    Brad Sullivan
    • Masters
    Michael Tucker
    Michael Tucker
    • Bagel
    Deirdre O'Connell
    Deirdre O'Connell
    • Nellie
    Sheila McCauley
    • Ada
    Michael Willis
    Michael Willis
    • Mr. Shubner
    • (as Michael S. Willis)
    Penny Nichols
    Penny Nichols
    • Mrs. Shubner
      • Barry Levinson
      • Barry Levinson
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    • Trivia
      After becoming frustrated with professional performance in his 20s, Rodney Dangerfield quit comedy for several years, got married and moved to the suburbs where he claimed to have made a living as an aluminum siding salesman. According to "The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy" by Kliph Nesteroff, Dangerfield was, in fact, a real life "tin man" and was investigated by the FBI for unethical, fraudulent sales practices; which was even reported in the newspaper under his birth name (Jake Cohen) and initial stage name (Jack Roy). Although he avoided jail time or sentencing, Nesteroff speculates that his return to comedy and name change were both at least partially motivated to distance himself from the investigation.
    • Goofs
      When Danny DeVito comes home late one night, he pours himself a glass of orange juice from a cardboard style carton. Orange juice didn't come in cartons until the 70s.
    • Quotes

      Sam: You know when I saw 'Bonanza' the other day, something occurred to me.

      Ernest Tilley: Eh?

      Sam: Ya got these four guys living on the Ponderosa and ya never hear them say anything about wanting to get laid.

      Ernest Tilley: Huh.

      Sam: I mean ya never hear Hoss say to Little Joe, "I had such a hard-on when I woke up this morning."

      Ernest Tilley: No, no, no...

      Sam: They don't talk about broads - nothing. Ya never hear Little Joe say, "Hey, Hoss, I went to Virginia City and I saw a girl with the greatest ass I've ever seen in my life." They just walk around the Ponderosa: "Yes, Pa, where's Little Joe?" Nothin' about broads. I don't think I'm being too picky. But, if at least once, they talked about getting horny. I don't care if you live on the Ponderosa or right here in Baltimore, guys talk about getting laid. I'm beginning to think that show doesn't have too much realism.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Tin Men/Some Kind of Wonderful/Angel Heart/A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Sweet Lorraine
      Words by Mitchell Parish

      Music by Cliff Burwell

      Performed by Nat 'King' Cole

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

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    Rival aluminum-siding salesman declare war in another of director Levinson's returns to his hometown Baltimore, with Dreyfuss and DeVito playing the two feuding parties who constantly try to one up one another in a series of silly and childish gags. That's where the film falters, but it is in the charming performance of Hershey where the film is successful. Considering she's the only character with morals in the entire piece, she's the one you care for and root for. (An especially wonderful scene with DeVito on the porch when the IRS has taken his house.) Dreyfuss and DeVito, with exception to the silly gags the writers engaged their characters in, are in fine form, as always. Stand out performances from Mahoney as a real "tin man," and comedien Jackie Gayle, who has a fixation with knocking "Bonanza," are excellent.
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    • Jul 22, 1999

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    • Release date
      • March 13, 1987 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Silver Screen Partners II
      • Bandai Films
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    • 1 hour 52 minutes
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      • Dolby Stereo

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