Cadillac Man (1990)

Joe's a car salesman with a problem. He has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (... See full summary »

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writer:

Ken Friedman

Stars:

Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

Joe's a car salesman with a problem. He has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job. This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife. What more could go wrong ?.. a lot, enter a crazy jealous husband with a machine gun..

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Plot Keywords:

queens new york city | mistress | debt | car dealership | police | 

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Taglines:

A comedy about the near death of a salesman.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 May 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cadillac Man - Mister occasionissima

Filming Locations:

54th Avenue, Maspeth, New York, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$27,627,310

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both of the movies top billed teamed stars, Tim Robbins and Robin Williams, both later won Best Supporting Actor Oscars. The two won their Academy Awards for Mystic River (2003) and Good Will Hunting (1997) respectively. The two movies also won the same number of Oscars that being two.

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Goofs

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".

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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".

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits of the cast, it says: Oh... and Elaine Stritch as the widow

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Bird on a Wire/Last Exit to Brooklyn/Back to the Future Part III/Cadillac Man/Longtime Companion (1990)

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Soundtracks

(OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS BUT ONCE) SNATCH AND GRAB IT
Written by Sharon Pease
Published by Criterion Music Corp.
Performed by Julia Lee
Courtesy of Capitol Records
By Arrangement with CEMA Special Markets

User Reviews

An Underrated Thrill Ride

Robin Williams gives yet another superb performance as an egotistical car salesman who is about to confront all of his demons (ex-wife, girlfriends, Mafia buddy) in one very long afternoon when Tim Robbins crashes into the door and holds him and the customers hostage. Incredibly funny, vividly life-like with an unpredictable ending. Not one to miss.