CADILLAC MAN
Robin
Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed,
Fran
Drescher, Lori Petty, Anabella Sciorra
Orion;
Directed by Roger Donaldson
Rated
R; 97 minutes; 1990
Robin Williams once again proves that he
is one of film’s finest actor/comedians in this outrageous look at the
high-octane world of car salesmen. Williams stars as Joey O"Brien, a man
about to lose his job unless he can unload 12 cars before the day is through.
Using every frantic, high-rolling sales pitch and trick known to the average
man, he embarks on this quest only to find himself in an even higher pressure
situation where he must prove the legend and come up with the sales gimmick of
his life.
Reviews
". . . A terrific comic duet. .
."
— Richard Schickel, TIME
". . . Funny from start to
finish."
— Ralph Novak, PEOPLE MAGAZINE
". . . Tim Robbins breaks all our
hearts."
— Joanna Langfield, LBS RADIO
"10!. . . The movie moves like a
1990 Cadillac with a floored gas pedal. . ."
— Gary Franklin, KABC-TV
". . . Fresh and funny. . . Tim
Robbins is a gem."
— Mike McGrady, NEWSDAY
"Mr. Williams remains one of a
kind."
— Vincent Canby, NEW YORK TIMES
"A zany test drive with Robin at
his funniest in a hilarious comedy."
— Pat Collins, WWOR-TV
". . . CADILLAC MAN is by leagues
the best of William's last three films. . . Robbins in a marvelously expressive
caricaturist. . . "
— David Edelstein, NEW YORK POST