Used Cars Page #2

Synopsis: Used car salesman Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell) needs money to run for State Senate, so he approaches his boss Luke (Jack Warden). Luke agrees to front him the $10,000 he needs, but then encounters an "accident" orchestrated by his brother Roy also played by Warden, who runs the car lot across the street. Roy is hoping to claim title to his brother's property because Roy's paying off the mayor to put the new interstate through the area. After Luke disappears, it's all out war between the competing car shops, and no nasty trick is off limits as Rudy and his gang fight to keep Roy from taking Luke's property. Then Luke's daughter shows up.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Robert Zemeckis
Production: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
R
Year:
1980
113 min
760 Views


No sh*t, luke?

I wouldn't kid you

about something like that.

We'll go down to the bank in the morning.

Only i don't want to jam any football

games and i don't want any strippers.

Goddam, all right, luke! I love ya!

I'm on my way!

Ask not what your country's done for you,

ask what you've just done for your country!

Are you okay?

Hey, are you all right, luke?

I'm just not used to

all that kind of excitement.

Here... jesus, i'm sorry, luke.

Here, take a pill.

I'll be all right.

You just promise me one thing.

When you buy that election,

become a big-shot politician...

promise me you'll keep my brother

from getting his hands on this lot.

They know, don't they, sam?

They know they're about to have

the best freeway access in the state.

Nobody knows, roy.

It won't be announced for a few weeks yet.

I suggest you torch this museum and buy

out your brother with the insurance money.

If i could buy him out, do you think

i would try to have him put away?

The only way i'm going to

get that lot is to inherit it.

- I thought he had a daughter.

- She ain't been heard of in years.

The son of a b*tch

has got a bad heart, you know.

Don't be stupid, roy.

- Just dreaming, sam, just dreaming.

- Right...

carmine!

Send in that new kid

from the demolition derby.

- Mickey?

- Yeah, mickey.

Now, let's examine that pinto, shall we?

Look at that undercoating...

- classic chassis, pal.

- Thanks.

Shall we examine the capacious interior

of this luxury automobile?

I got this guy right where i want him.

Stay out of this...

charlie, good to see you. I got

the papers drawn up on that chrysler...

- it's a chevy nova.

- Hey, i'll be right with you.

Clown.

Excuse me, old man, you a salesman?

Now that's a miracle.

God in heaven, that's a miracle.

Excuse me, you a salesman here?

You know, i'm not one for religion, but

jesus, mary and joseph that is a miracle!

That was my daughter calling me.

Do you believe it? My own daughter.

I just want to buy a car.

She took off about ten years ago,

joined one of those communes.

I ain't seen or heard from her.

Didn't know if she was living or dead.

And all of a sudden she calls,

after ten years. Now that's a miracle.

I know how you feel, old man.

I had a dog once, ran away.

Only she got hit by a truck.

What's the story on this '57 chev here?

Now, son, you're looking at one of

the finest automobiles on this lot.

I rebuilt that engine

with my own two hands.

Does it run?

Does it run? Like a dream.

Well, old man, for 2400

it'd better run like a wet dream.

Yeah... that's a miracle.

Well, at least it starts, old man.

After ten years...

- you won't need that.

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Robert Zemeckis

Robert Lee Zemeckis is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter who is frequently credited as an innovator in visual effects. more…

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