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Actors: Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Fran Drescher, Annabella Sciorra, Paul Guilfoyle, Elaine Stritch
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Cadillac Man |
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Slightly sleazy used car salesman Joey O'Brien's (Robin William) life is in meltdown. His married girlfriend (Fran Drescher) is pressuring him to commit, his other girlfriend (Lori Petty) is a clingy neurotic, his daughter (Tristine Skyler) is missing, he owes $20,000 to a mobster (Paul Herman), and, to top it all off, his boss (Bill Nelson) will fire him if he doesn't sell 12 cars in two days.
On the day of the dealership's biggest sale of the year, Larry (Tim Robbins), the cuckolded husband of the boss' secretary (Annabella Sciorra), crashes through the window with an assault rifle and a bomb and takes everyone hostage.
Now, Joey has to put his skills into overdrive to sell Larry on the idea of letting him and the rest of the hostages go, before the cops come crashing in and they all die.
--James Craver, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Cadillac Man |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- rescuing from kidnappers
Escape/Rescue?
- escape/rescue from kidnapper(s)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- salesman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- licking
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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