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| Directed by | Roger Donaldson |
| Cast | Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Fran Drescher, Zack Norman, Paul Herman, Eddie Jones, Erik King, Richard Panebianco, Lori Petty, Annabella Sciorra, Tristine Skyler and Lauren Tom |
| Theatrical Release | May 18, 1990 |
| DVD Release | April 16, 2002 |
| Running Time | 97 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | R (Restricted) |
| UPC Code | 027616874931 |
| Buy this item | $12.99 at Amazon.com
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Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
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I thought this was a good movie but I thought it was better when I found out someone I knew through my brother-in-law was in it. Robin Williams daughter in the movie,the guy who played her boyfriend. Vinny Capone is a great guy and I hope to see him in more films and not just as a stunt guy, which he does now.
October 11, 2007This movie was hilarious it was down right witty and funny. Robin Williams, what an actor. He was funny in this movie. I thought Tim Robins was funny to. This movie you gotta see i recomend it.
February 20, 2007Robin williams plays a car salesman with big problems of all kinds,than a confused husban of a co-worker takes at the dealership hostage and it's up to the car salesman to sell the idea of letting the hostages go.
October 6, 2006 |  | Ex-Mork turns to selling cars! |  |
Robin Williams,the brilliant comedian who delighted audiences starring on the ABC sitcom "Mork & Mindy",is a car salesman named Joey O'Brien. Joey is divorced with a teenage daughter who lives with her mother and Joey's ex-wife Tina(Pamela Reed). Joey also is having an affair with a married woman,Joy Munchack(pre-The Nanny Fran Drescher). First,Joey helps a funeral director place a coffin inside a pick-up truck,with the new widow nearby. Joey sells the widow a car before her husband's interment. "You sleaze! You are the scum of the earth!",the widow tells Joey. Tim Robbins is Larry,the violently crazy husband of Donna(Annabella Sciorra),one of Joey's co-workers. All hell breaks loose at Turgeon Auto when Larry crashes through the establishment's windows via his motorcycle with a semi-automatic gun in hand. He wants to kill the guy who's having an affair with Donna. Larry holds everybody at TA hostage,even Joey. Joey confessed to Larry,that Joey was having an affair with Donna. Joey has two other problems. He has to sell 12 cars by closing time to keep the business alive and his and Tina's daughter Lisa is missing. Joey confuses Lisa with Lila(Lori Petty),Joey's freaky fashion designer girlfriend. Happily,Lisa safely returns with her boyfriend Louie. Director Roger Donaldson previously directed Tom Cruise in 1988's COCKTAIL. If you love cars,this film is for you.
June 13, 2004| | | I will love this movie forever!!! | |
My mom bought a copy of this video at a garage sale when I was about thirteen and I've watched it over and over and over for the past ten years. I've never gotten tired of the emotional ups and downs that this story puts you through. The script is wonderful and the acting is exceptional. In fact the movie is really great all around.
I think that one of the things about this movie that appealed to me as a teenager was the idea that life can't be defined as solely comedy or drama. Sometimes the you end up caring about people who are upsetting your existence and sometimes the people who upset your existence are ones that you care about. In the end, though, things are more or less okay. I think this movie does a wonderful job of illustrating that notion, although on a much exagerrated level. (Really,how boring would a realistic movie be???)
Recently I've noticed that I've lost that copy my mom found for twenty-five cents and I'm excited to buy it on dvd.I'd highly recommend this movie and have for ten years.
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