Overview
Jack Warden stars as Luke and Roy L. Fuchs--feuding used car-selling twin brothers who square off in an outrageous, all-out attempt to put each other out of business. Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell), Luke's star salesman, is doing all the lying and cheating that he can in the name of the cause, but only in preparation for what he feels is his true calling--a career in politics! You'll howl at the proceedings, which involve strippers on television and a 200-car chase that turns into a full-on demolition derby. Director Robert Zemeckis (BACK TO THE FUTURE, CAST AWAY) also assembled a first-rate supporting cast (featuring Michael McKean, Joe Flaherty, and Gerritt Graham) for this raunchy, action-packed, and hilarious cult favorite.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Robert Zemeckis - Director
Kurt Russell
Jack Warden
Gerritt Graham
Frank McRae
Deborah Harmon
Joe Flaherty
David L. Lander
Michael McKean
Michael Talbott
Harry Northup
Details
- Format: DVD (Widescreen, Dubbed)
- Run Time: 113
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 043396058514
- Genre: COMEDIES
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: February 2002
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
Super-sleazy used car salesman Roy L. Fuchs desperately tries to buy out a neighboring lot owned by his brother Luke Fuchs. But when the Luke dies, Luke's con-man assistant Rudy Russo is determined to keep the business for himself. Keeping Luke's death a secret from Roy, Rudy dreams up a wacked-out promotional campaign in an effort drum up publicity for the lot and simultaneously further his own political aspirations.
Notes:
Theatrical Release: July 11, 1980.
Reviews:
"...A foul-mouthed, bumper-crunching farce....It wipes out THE BLUES BROTHERS, CADDYSHACK...and just about every other recent comedy..." - 08/22/1980 New York Times, p.C10
"[An] anarchic black comedy about the cutthroat world of used-car sales, starring Kurt Russell as a dealer trying to stay one step ahead of catastrophe..." - 09/08/2021 The Atlantic
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