Main Cast: Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed, Fran Drescher, Zack Norman
Release Year: 1990
Country: US
Run Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Robin Williams stars in this oddball comedy about a fast-talking car salesman who is down on his luck and in over his head until an extreme situation forces him to use his sales skills to save lives. Joey O'Brien (Williams) is the stereotypical car salesman: enterprising, aggressive, and desperate to make enough money to spend on his high-maintenance girlfriends. But suddenly the pressure is really on: he owes money to the mob, his ex-wife is nagging him about not spending enough time with their teenage daughter, and if he doesn't sell at least a dozen cars by the time the big sale is over on Saturday, he's going to lose his job. As Joey attempts to placate several potential buyers, his day is interrupted by Larry (Tim Robbins), the insanely jealous husband of dimwitted showroom receptionist Donna (Annabella Sciorra), who's been having an affair with someone who works at the dealership. With the police surrounding the place, his job (and life) on the line, Joey realizes that it's up to him to use his wits to persuade Larry -- who's not even sure what he wants out of the situation -- not to kill anyone. ~ Don Kaye, All Movie Guide
Annabella Sciorra - Donna; Lori Petty - Lila; Paul Guilfoyle - Little Jack Turgeon; Richard Mark Arnold - Porsche Buyer; Adam Bryant - Robin Williams' stand-in; James Bulleit - Funeral Director; Vinnie Capone - Louie; Mimi Cecchini - Ma; Kim Chan - Dim Sum Cook; William Hugh Collins - Hearse Driver; Elzbieta Czyzewska - Soviet Wife; Jordan Derwin - Paramedic; Marilyn Dobrin - Porsche Buyer's Wife; Chester Drescher - Chester; Merwin Goldsmith - Showroom Buyer; Paul Herman - Tony Dipino; Wai Ching Ho - Korean Customer's Wife; Judith Hoag - Molly; Eddie Jones - Benny; Ken Kensei - Japanese Buyer #3; Erik King - Davey; Gary Klar - Detective Walters; Paul L.Q. Lee - Henry; Boris Leskin - Soviet Husband; Bunny Levine - Woman Customer; Ben Lin - Korean Customer; Sal Lioni - Nightclub Customer; Tony Masa - Japanese Buyer #3; Carmen A. Mathis - Police Woman; Max; Philip Moon - Nightclub Selector; Bill Moor - Antique Salesman; Bill Nelson - Big Jack Turgeon; Matt Nikko - Japanese Buyer #1; Bill Nunn - Grave Digger; Richard Panebianco - Frankie Dipino; Harlan Cary Poe - Mason's Aid; Anthony Powers - Capt. Mason; Brian Sanet - Paparazzi; Toshio Sato - Japanese Buyer; Keenan Shimizu - Japanese Buyer #2; Kenneth Simmons - Steel Jaws; Tristine Skyler - Lisa; David Stepkin - "Sticker Shock" Buyer; Elaine Stritch - The Widow; Mario Todisco - Steel Jaw #1; Lauren Tom - Helen, the Dim Sum Girl; Max Raven - Steel Jaws #2; George Rafferty - Officer O'Brian
Credit
Patricia Woodbridge - Art Director, Ted Kurdyla - Associate Producer, David Rubin - Casting, Charles Roven - Co-producer, Giorgio Armani - Costume Designer, Deborah La Gorce Kramer - Costume Designer, Roger Donaldson - Director, Richard Francis-Bruce - Editor, J. Peter Robinson - Composer (Music Score), Barry Gibb - Songwriter, Maurice Gibb - Songwriter, Sharon Pease - Songwriter, Ry Cooder - Songwriter, Robin Gibb - Songwriter, Ralph Williams - Songwriter, Russ Titelman - Songwriter, Bernadette Mazur - Makeup, Gene Rudolf - Production Designer, David Gribble - Cinematographer, Justin Scoppa, Jr. - Set Designer, Connie Brink - Special Effects, Cliff Cudney - Stunts, Hugh A. O'Brien - Stunts, Ken Friedman - Screenwriter, Percy Mayfield - Featured Music, Giacomo Puccini - Featured Music
Brooklyncar salesman Joey O'Brien (Robin Williams) must deal with the ever-increasing pressures in his life: he has an ex-wife demanding alimony, a daughter who's missing, a married mistress (Fran Drescher) and a single mistress (Lori Petty) who are both desperately in love with him, and a two-day deadline to either sell twelve cars or lose his job. In addition, he has an outstanding loan to a Mafia Don which he must either quickly repay, or lose his life.
On the day of the big dealership car sale (and the final day of O'Brien's deadline), the car dealership is taken hostage by a AK-47-toting motorcyclist (Tim Robbins) who believes his wife (Annabella Sciorra) is cheating on him. Joey manages to talk the man out of doing any harm to the other hostages, as police surround the dealership. After most of the hostages are released, the police wound the assailant due to belief that his gun was still loaded. Joey promises to stick with him while he recovers. In the end, he gets back together with his wife and drives off as the hero of the day.
