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5.8

Cadillac Man

R·1990·97m

Comedy

Drama

Crime

Comedy

Drama

Crime

Summary

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.

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

Joey's Mother

Tristine Skyler

Lisa

Judith Hoag

Molly

Lauren Tom

Helen the Dim Sum Girl

Anthony Powers

Captain Mason

Elaine Stritch

The Widow

Paul Herman

Tony Dipino

Erik King

Davey

Richard Panebianco

Frankie Dipino

Gary Klar

Detective Walters

Bill Nunn

Grave Digger

Vince Cupone

Louie

Elaine Stritch

Widow

Paul J.Q. Lee

Henry

James Bulleit

Funeral Director

Boris Lyoskin

Soviet Husband

Elżbieta Czyżewska

Soviet Wife

Ben Lin

Asian Husband

Wai Ching Ho

Asian Wife

William Hugh Collins

Hearse Driver

Bill Moor

Louie

Kim Chan

Dim Sum Cook

Mario Todisco

Steel Jaw #1

Bret McCormick

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

Chester Drescher

Chester

Jack Mulcahy

S.W.A.T. Team Officer

Carl Burrows

Spectator (uncredited)

Steven Chase

Police Officer (uncredited)

Nancy Cohen

Robbery Witness (uncredited)

Joe Tom Collins

Onlooker (uncredited)

Rita Frazier

Emergency Medical Technician (uncredited)

Barry Godin

Police Officer (uncredited)

Heather Gorecki

Unnamed (uncredited)

Richard J. Grund

ESU Officer (uncredited)

Jim Lavin

Hostage Cop (uncredited)

Ron Ostrow

Police Officer (uncredited)

George Rafferty

Officer O'Brian (uncredited)

Ellen Whyte

Mother of Twins (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Roger Donaldson

Screenplay

Ken Friedman

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

January 12, 2023

I just got done showing it to my wife... and did the same thing that my dad did to me, where I told her that it was going to start off kind of slow and then really pick up out of the clear blue sky.

And of course she was born in 91, had never heard of this particular Williams gem, and was kind of shocked when it hit.

It had the same effect where she did what I did and questioned it's comedic credentials... and then started laughing out loud when it hit the high gear.

And that is the way I think everyone should watch it, come in completely fresh without knowing the plot and let it unfold, not because it has a Usual Suspects twist to it, but rather because it's so much better if you don't know what you are watching ahead of time.

But, if you are reading this, you already know it's a comedy and you already know what is coming, because you probably read the plot synopsis. If that's the case, sit down and watch it with a friend that has never heard of it and watch how they react to everything. It's almost as good.