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Used Cars

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A hilarious comic salute to those super salesmen whose persuasive pitches transform rattling wrecks into pre-owned dream cars. Jack Warden is brilliant in a double role as two feuding brothers Luke and Roy L. Fuchs, who own competing car lots and are trying to drive each other out of business. Rudy Russo (Kurt Russell) is Luke’s ace salesman, a charming and conniving cheat and liar who is merely in training for his true ambition?politics. In one of Rudy’s most outra… More >>

Used Cars

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  • http://www.amazon.com/Used-Cars-Kurt-Russell/dp/B00005UEQX%3FSubscriptionId%3D0XQ7MM5XG616CKAG0HR2%26tag%3Dunous-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00005UEQX D. Steinmetz

    This was NOT one of Kirk Russell’s finer moments, but an admirable effort was given not only by him, but most of the cast as well. This was Russell on the edge of greatness in 1980….a year later, he appeared in a role that would be so shockingly different from “Used Cars” that he seemed like a different person. He landed the lead role in John Carpenter’s “Escape from New York”, then followed it with Carpenter’s gore-fest remake of “The Thing”.

    There’s not much more I can add that hasn’t already been said about the late, great Jack Warden, who passed away in 2006. Playing the dual role of feuding brothers Roy and Luke Fuchs, Warden shines but not the Oscar caliber performance that earned him two Best Supporting actor nominations (Shampoo and Heaven Can Wait).

    Gerrit Graham, if he’d been given the opportunity, could have carried this movie by himself. He’s Russell’s superstitious friend and fellow salesman. Graham certainly had some of the funnier moments in the film. In his most memorable scene, Graham, in yet another illegally broadcast commercial, dressed up as cowboy, proclaims that the price of this car is “too f@#king high!”, and then begins blasting happily away at the auto with a 12-guage shotgun.

    Cheryl Rixon’s all-too-brief ‘accidental’ strip-tease is one of the other highlights of the film. Rixon had gained fame as a Penthouse Pet, then later, the magazine’s Pet of the Year in 1979.

    This is a great movie for a rainy day or when PBS is having yet another fund drive (big yawn followed by zzzzzzz). The film has its ups and downs, but overall, a solid B+, with some great sight gags.

    Kirk Russell was just approaching the zenith of his career, and it’s interesting to see him in this kind of role. Like many veteran actors, he’s had his share of stinkers (Big Trouble in Little China), but ‘Used Cars’ seems to fall somewhere in the middle.

    Jack Warden is gone now, God rest his soul, but he went on to play other memorable roles…’While You Were Sleeping’, ‘The Replacements’, “Crazy Like A Fox’ (TV).

    Never quite reaching the star status of his fellow actor Russell, Gerrit Graham sort of faded into quiet obscurity, taking roles in low-budget horror fare like ‘Child’s Play’ and ‘C.H.U.D. 2, Bud’s CHUD’.

    Cheryl Rixon still resides in L.A., and makes her living selling her own custom-designed jewelry known by the name Royal Order.

    While there may be better comedies available on DVD, this is an important ‘snapshot’ showcasing several early careers, and well worth watching. Very recommended.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  • http://www.amazon.com/Used-Cars-Kurt-Russell/dp/B00005UEQX%3FSubscriptionId%3D0XQ7MM5XG616CKAG0HR2%26tag%3Dunous-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00005UEQX WHOAitsBENI

    I decided to write this review because I had to warn people about this movie when I saw all of the glowing 5 star reviews proclaiming this as the funniest movie ever made.

    I made the mistake of buying this based upon said reviews. I made an error.

    I watched this movie twice because I wanted to give it a second chance and I still don’t know where any of the “belly laughs” were in this movie and I certainly didn’t have the problem experienced by many other reviewers of falling out of my chair in fits of laughter. I guess comedies didn’t have to be that funny in 1980 to make people laugh. To be fair – there are some funny parts in here and some nudity, but not enough to warrant buying this movie – or even watching it more than once. I would have given it 2 stars but I had to try to counter all of the 5 star reviews to let people know that this movie is not nearly as funny as it is made out to be on Amazon (4&1/2 stars???Really?). If you really want to see it, I would highly recommend renting first.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  • http://www.amazon.com/Used-Cars-Kurt-Russell/dp/B00005UEQX%3FSubscriptionId%3D0XQ7MM5XG616CKAG0HR2%26tag%3Dunous-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00005UEQX Stella Smith

    We watched this the first time on TV and thought it was so funny…I bought one and was very disappointed because it was filled with bad language……
    Rating: 1 / 5

  • http://www.amazon.com/Used-Cars-Kurt-Russell/dp/B00005UEQX%3FSubscriptionId%3D0XQ7MM5XG616CKAG0HR2%26tag%3Dunous-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00005UEQX Anonymous

    If you liked this movie then I can only say one thing and that is you are easily amused. At best this is a mediocre flick.
    Rating: 2 / 5

  • http://www.amazon.com/Used-Cars-Kurt-Russell/dp/B00005UEQX%3FSubscriptionId%3D0XQ7MM5XG616CKAG0HR2%26tag%3Dunous-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00005UEQX L. Stemm

    Don’t spend you money on this dud. I bought I watched it and then trashed it. No plot, no acting, now I do take that back the dog was a very good actor.
    Rating: 1 / 5