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Poster for Cadillac Man
Directed by
Roger Donaldson

Screenplay by
Ken Friedman

Music Composed by
J. Peter Robinson

World Premiere
May 14, 1990 (Ziegfeld Theatre, New York City, NY)

Theatrical Release Date
May 18, 1990

DVD Release Date
April 16, 2002

Production Companies
Orion Pictures Corporation

Distribution Company
Orion Pictures Corporation

Summary

Whether he's pitching himself, or his high-priced luxury cars at Turgeon Auto Sales, Joey O'Brien never lets a day go by without "doing" someone good. But Joey's schmoozed through life on cruise control for way too long... and now he's riding on the hot seat! An impatient Mafioso wants his hide. He's rendezvousing with an obnoxious married woman. His space cadet girlfriend needs more money. His ex-wife wants her alimony and his delinquent daughter is nowhere to be found! To top it all off, Turgeon Auto is relocating and inventory is priced to go--and unfortunately, so is Joey unless his sales pick up. He has just one last big day to do or die... and just when he thought it could get no worse, it does! With the showroom abuzz on D-Day, in walks Larry, a lunkhead terminator with an inferiority complex and an axe to grind. Larry's not exactly looking for a new set of whitewalls. He's loaded down with explosives and looking for the man who's been "doing" his wife! Now in a life-or-death situation, Joey O'Brien is forced to do what he does best... lie!

Trailer
Quotes

Larry
Stay back! Tell them to stay back or I'll blow this place and half the fuckin' block to hell.
Joey
He says stay back or he's gonna blow this place and half the block to hell.
Detective Walters
Yeah? With what?
Larry
The stuff on my bike there. It's very explosive stuff.
Jack
He's got stuff strapped to his bike!
Detective Walters
So what? So's my little kid. Look, we wanna know what it is.
Larry
M2 plastic.
Joey
Plastic?
Larry
M2 plastic.
Jack
Plastique? Oh, shit.
Larry
Yeah.
Joey
M2 plastique!
Detective Walters
M2 plastique? You tell him we don't believe him. Where the hell did he get that?
Larry
Jersey.
Joey
Jersey!
Detective Walters
OK! OK! What does he want?

Photo Gallery
Main Cast

Robin Williams
Joey O'Brien

Tim Robbins
Larry

Pamela Reed
Tina

Fran Drescher
Joy Munchack

Annabella Sciorra
Donna

Lori Petty
Lila

Taglines

A high pressure sales pitch.
A high pressure love life.
For Joey O'Brien, life is no bed of Rollses.

Legend. Lover. Salesman. A way with words. A way with women. And way over his head.

A comedy about the near death of a salesman.

If you can't trust a car salesman... who can you trust?

Filming Info

Dates
May 16, 1989 - July 1989

Locations
Long Island, NY
Queens, NY
New York City, NY

International Release Dates

Australia
May 31, 1990

Sweden
July 27, 1990

France
August 8, 1990

West Germany
September 20, 1990

UK
October 5, 1990

Finland
October 19, 1990

Netherlands
November 23, 1990

Turkey
January 1991

Spain
March 22, 1991

Japan
May 25, 1991

International Titles

Italy
Cadillac man, Mister occasionissima

Hebrew
Ish Ha-Cadillac

Poland
Sprzedawca cadillaców

Brazil
Um Conquistador em Apuros

Portugal
Um Sedutor em Apuros

Media Availability

This title is available on:

DVD
Video
Poster

Box Office Details

Gross
$27,627,310 (USA)
N/A (international)
$27,627,310 (total)

Opening Weekend
$6,712,079 (1,826 theaters)

Widest Release
1,878 theaters