Used Cars (1980)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Writers:

Robert Zemeckis (written by) &
Bob Gale (written by)

Release Date:

11 julio 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Frase comercial:

Estimated Laugh Count: 287 City, 410 Highway. Use these numbers only for comparison. Your actual laughs may vary depending on how you feel about used car salesmen, nude women, spectacular car stunts, and the President of the United States.

Plot:

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.

Plot Keywords:

Car Salesman | Presidential Address | Scheme | Competition | Death

Awards:

1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Comedy Classic

Cast

Kurt Russell	...	Rudolph 'Rudy' Russo
Jack Warden	...	Roy L. Fuchs / Luke Fuchs
Gerrit Graham	...	Jeff
Frank McRae	...	Jim, the Mechanic
Deborah Harmon	...	Barbara Jane Fuchs
Joe Flaherty	...	Sam Slaton (as Joseph P. Flaherty)
David L. Lander	...	Freddie Paris
Michael McKean	...	Eddie Winslow
Michael Talbott	...	Mickey
Harry Northup	...	Carmine
Alfonso Arau	...	Manuel
Al Lewis	...	Judge H. H. Harrison
Woodrow Parfrey	...	Mr. Chartner
Andrew Duncan	...	Charlie
Dub Taylor	...	Tucker
Claude Earl Jones	...	Al
Dan Barrows	...	Stanley Dewoski
Cheryl Rixon	...	Margaret
Wendie Jo Sperber	...	Nervous Nona (as Miss Wendie Jo Sperber)
Marc McClure	...	Heavy Duty Dubois
Susan Donovan	...	Charlie's Wife
Don Ruskin	...	Fuchs' Salesman
Jan Sandwich	...	Al's Wife
Tracy Lee Rowe	...	Al's Kid
Kurtis Sanders	...	Al's Kid
Clint Lilley	...	Al's Kid
Patrick McMorrow	...	Mr. O'Hara
Joseph Barnaba	...	Mr. Douglas
Diane Hardin	...	Mrs. Douglas (as Diane Hill)
Dick Miller	...	Man In Bed
Rita Taggart	...	Woman In Bed
Dave Herrera	...	Mr. Lopez
Walter Jackson	...	Mr. Jackson
Gene Blakely	...	Mr. Books
Betty Thomas	...	Bunny
Russ Fega	...	Bus Boy
Tiny Wells	...	Food Giant
Terence Knox	...	Roose (as Terrence Knox)
Tony Lucatorto	...	Foley
Will McMillan	...	FBI Inspector
Josiah Steiner	...	Bike Kid #1
Douglas O. Tepper	...	Bike Kid #2
Dave Adams	...	Video Technician
Frank Harmon	...	Bartender
Allen Wood	...	Bailiff
John M. Abbott	...	Clem (as John Abbott)
Sam Ingraffia	...	Billingham
Bill Wine	...	Poindexter
Judy Began	...	Gertrude
Phillip Greenwood	...	Dalton
Alex Herring	...	Demetrius
William Shelton	...	Savon
Sanford Gibbons	...	Cop at Roadblock (as Sandy Gibbons)
Mildred Brion	...	Little Old Lady
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Buxx Banner	...	Car shopper (uncredited)
Jimmy Carter	...	President Carter (archive footage) (uncredited)
Leigh Scarritt	...	(uncredited)
Steve Wargo	...	Car shopper (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Robert Zemeckis

Créditos del guión
Robert Zemeckis		(written by) &
Bob Gale		(written by)

Producida por
Bob Gale	....	producer
John Milius	....	executive producer
Steven Spielberg	....	executive producer
John G. Wilson	....	associate producer

Música original por
Patrick Williams

Fotografía por
Donald M. Morgan		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Michael Kahn

Casting
Sally Dennison

Diseño de producción por
Peter Jamison		(as Peter M. Jamison)

Decorados
Linda Spheeris

Departamento de maquillaje
Gina Kearns	....	hair stylist
Jack Petty	....	makeup artist
Jack H. Young	....	makeup artist

Dirección de producción
John G. Wilson	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Joseph A. Ingraffia	....	second assistant director
Terry Leonard	....	second unit director (as Terry J. Leonard)
Richard Luke Rothschild	....	first assistant director
John M. Poer	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Jack E. Ackerman	....	property master
Jack Torpin	....	construction coordinator

Departamento de sonido
Charles L. Campbell	....	supervising sound effects editor (as Charles Campbell)
Larry Carow	....	sound effects editor
Ronald G. Cogswell	....	sound
Jim Cook	....	sound re-recording mixer
Louis L. Edemann	....	sound effects editor (as Lou Edemann)
Richard C. Franklin	....	sound effects editor (as Rick Franklin)
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Pettijohn	....	sound effects editor
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)

Efectos especiales
Ken Estes	....	special effects crew (as Kenneth Estes)
Billy Myatt	....	special effects supervisor (as Bill Myatt)
Joe Zomar	....	special effects crew

Especialistas
Steve Boyum	....	stunt double: Gerrit Graham
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Clint Bryant	....	stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.	....	stunt double: Jack Warden
Bennie E. Dobbins	....	stunts (as Bennie Dobbins)
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Linda Rae Jurgens	....	stunts
Max Kleven	....	stunts
Terry Leonard	....	stunt coordinator (as Terry J. Leonard)
Jack Lilley	....	stunts
Carey Loftin	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
J.R. Randall	....	stunts
Larry Randles	....	stunts
Walter Scott	....	stunts
Dick Warlock	....	stunt double: Kurt Russell
Ted White	....	stunts
Kurtis Epper	....	stunts (uncredited)
Lyle Gold	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Frank M. Holgate	....	photographer: second unit (as Frank Holgate)
Alan Landaker	....	video supervisor
Richard A. Mention III	....	first assistant camera (as Rickey Mention)
Orlando	....	still photographer
Chris Schwiebert	....	camera operator
Calvin Sterry	....	key grip (as Cal Sterry)
Bill Tenny	....	gaffer (as Bill 'The Gummer' Tenny)
Richard Turner	....	second assistant camera
Jeffrey Wheat	....	video camera (as Jeff Wheat)
Elliot Davis	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Johnson	....	casting assistant (as Barbara D. Johnson)
Stephanie Squires	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Phyllis Garr	....	wardrobe: women
Ed Wynigear	....	wardrobe: men

Editorial Department
Greig McRitchie	....	assistant editor
Julie Kahn Zunder	....	apprentice editor (as Julie Kahn)

Music Department
John Mick	....	music editor
Angela Morley	....	additional orchestrator (uncredited)
Sam Nestico	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Paul Casella Jr.	....	transportation coordinator
William Charles Hauer	....	transportation co-captain (as Chuck Hauer)

Otros miembros del equipo
Richard Alexander	....	location manager
Peter Benoit	....	unit publicist
Martin Casella	....	production assistant (as Marty Casella)
Frank DeMichelis	....	craft service
Moe Di Sesso	....	animal provider (as Moe Disesso)
Marilyn Giardino	....	script supervisor
Bill Hughes	....	video crew
Hal Landaker	....	video displays
Margaret Mitchell	....	production accountant (as Margaret A. Mitchell)
Morgan Moore	....	publicity coordinator (as Morgan B. Moore)
Mary Anne Porlier	....	assistant to producer
Pinki Ragan	....	production secretary
Tony Shields	....	animal handler
Rick Whitfield	....	video coordinator
Larry G. Wood	....	video crew
Larry Wood	....	video crew
Marilyn Giardino	....	choreographer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• A-Team

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1980) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner-Columbia Film (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• CBS Television (1985) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (Spain) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)  titles and opticals
• Moe DiSesso Trained Animals  animals provided by
• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks

También conocida como:

Autos usados (Colombia) (cable TV title) [es]
Frenos rotos, coches locos (Spain) [es]

Duración:

113 min | Canada:103 min (Ontario)

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Iceland:L | Sweden:15 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Berge Ford - 310 E Main Street, Mesa, Arizona, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivialidades:

This is Robert Zemeckis's only R rated movie to date (October 2007).

Goofs:

Continuity: During Luke Fuch's last ride in the Chevy, he tears the shoulder of the driver's Castrol jacket, exposing a patch for his brother's used car lot, which later falls out of his hand as he dies on the floor of his dealership. When the driver hops out of the '57 and makes his escape, though, his Castrol jacket's shoulder is intact and un-ripped.

Quotes:

[First lines]
Rudy: Oww, fuck!

Movie Connections:

References Ben-Hur (1959)

Soundtrack:

USED CARS

Comedy Classic

I distinctly remember this movie because in the summer of 1980 I was travelling across the United States, and only had time to see one movie of the three big budgeted comedies that hit the theatres that year.

The comedies that year were; 1) "Airplane," 2) "Used Cars" and 3) "How to beat the High Cost of Living." I went and saw film 3, and have regretted not seeing "Used Cars" in the theatre to this day. Some four or five years later when it hit Home Box Office (HBO) I thought I'd die laughing, and was kicking myself even harder for not seeing Robert Zemeckis' film in the theatre some five years before!

"Airplane" took the box office that summer with all of its cheap gags, and "How to Beat the High Cost of Living" spawned the popular "Kate and Ally" TV series. Unfortunately "Used Cars" faded into the background, but saw a well earned and much deserved revival courtesy an HBO airing and home video sales.

"Used Cars" is the comedy those two other films wanted to be, but couldn't. "Used Cars" is a better film with funnier material, better story, more action, and more heart, and will always be remembered as the quintessential 1980's comedy.

You must see "Used Cars," but be cautioned, it's NOT a family comedy. There's lots of swearing, a few strippers, and other "adult" references. Even so, in my personal opinion, it is the funniest film made to date. ENJOY! :-)