Used cars 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Used car salesman rudy russo kurt russell needs money to run for state senate. English, french, and portuguese soundtracks are rendered in dolby digital stereo. See more ideas about used cars, used cars movie and kurt. All actors kurt russell, jack warden, gerrit graham, frank mcrae, deborah harmon, joe flaherty, david l. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages as well as spanish, chinese, korean, and thai. The movie verifies most everything we believe about used car salesmen, the my boss. Used cars is one of robert zemeckis prerobert zemeckis and prerobert zemeckis efforts starring kurt russell is a devious car salesman who goes to work for affable but monumentally unsuccessful used car dealer jack warden. Used cars by robert zemeckis kurt russell, jack warden. Used cars is a coarse comedy worth taking for a spin. A kurt russell was born kurt vogel russell in springfield, massachusetts, to louise julia crone, a dancer, and actor bing russell neil oliver russell. Get the best deals for used cars dvd kurt russell at.
The kurt russell blogathon used cars 1980 movierob. Used cars the 1980 comedy movie featuring kurt russell and jack warden at the award winning 80s movies rewind. Kurt russell used cars movie newspaper promo for movie rare barbara jane fuchs deborah harmon rudy russo kurt russell pu12 used cars robert zemeckis steven spielberg. Kurt vogel russell born march 17, 1951 is an american actor. He began acting on television at the age of 12 in the western series the travels of jaimie mcpheeters 19631964. Filmography of kurt russell includes popular tv series the travels of jaimie mcpheeters 196364, tv film elvis and topgrossing films like tequila sunrise 1988, executive decision 1996 and the fate of the furious 2017. The rest of the cast is equally great and while the movie does run out of steam a. As a youth, russell aspired to follow the footsteps of his father. Rudy russo kurt russell is a devious car salesman working for an affable but monumentally unsuccessful used car dealer luke fuchs jack warden. Kurt russell talks about filming overboard more russell discussed what it was like to work with his partner, goldie hawn, who plays his love interest in the movie. Their first collaboration, which i really enjoyed, was i wanna hold your hand, a fantasy about the beatles first concert in new york. Used cars 1980 trailer hd kurt russell jack warden youtube.
His first roles were as a child on television series, including a lead role on the western series the travels of jaimie mcpheeters 1963. I mean that i seem to always have to praise actors in a movie, even a comedy. New deal used cars, the auto dealer on the other side of the road was built on a vacant lot owned by darner and torn down right after filming. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of used cars. Used cars 1980 directed by robert zemeckis starring.
As part of the deal kurt russell participated in ads for darners real auto business. When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, its up to the lots hotshot salesman to. Used cars 1980 when the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, its up to the lots hotshot salesman to save the property from falling into. Subtitles are accessible in all three of those languages as. Finally, the used cars script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the robert zemeckis movie starring kurt russell. This movie is structured like a classic frank capra movie, except that. Yes, kurt russell plays a heroic used car salesman named rudy russo. Rudy russo kurt russell, escape from new york has what it takes to be top salesman on luke fuchs jack warden car lot hes the most. Used cars is one of robert zemeckis preroger rabbit and preforrest gump efforts starring kurt russell is a devious car salesman who goes to work for. Released 1980, used cars stars kurt russell, jack warden, gerrit graham, frank mcrae the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 53 min, and received a score of 68 out of 100 on metacritic, which. Used cars is one of robert zemeckis preroger rabbit and preforrest gump efforts starring kurt russell is a devious car salesman who goes to work for affable but monumentally unsuccessful used.
Used cars 1980 when the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, its up to the lots hotshot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owners ruthless brother and used car rival. You know, it used to be when you bought a politician, that son of a bitch stayed bought. Rudy russo kurt russell is a devious salesman working for affable but monumentally unsuccessful used car dealer luke fuchs jack warden. Used cars was written, directed, and produced by the team of bob zemeckis and bob gale, two young filmmakers who seem to be higher on kinetic energy than on structure and comedic instinct. Lukes principal rival, located directly across the street, is his more. Along with john carpenters acclaimed television miniseries elvis which preceded it, used cars was very important for the evolution of former disney kid actor kurt russell into a serious adult actor of considerable depth, range and talent. Used cars dvd movie video at cd universe, deborah harmon, frank mccrae, gerrit graham, jack warden, joe flaherty, kurt russell director robert zemeckis a sleazy. In the meantime, however, rudy works for the nice but ineffective automobile dealer luke fuchs jack. Movie info used cars is one of robert zemeckis preroger rabbit and preforrest gump efforts starring kurt russell is a devious car salesman who goes to work for affable but monumentally. When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, its up to the lots hotshot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owners ruthless brother and usedcar rival. Deborah harmon and kurt russell in used cars robert zemeckis. A freshfaced kurt russell plays rudy russo, an unscrupulous phoenixbased used car salesman who has the gift of the gab and a penchant. Used cars 1980 starring kurt russell, jack warden and gerrit graham. A smalltown loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.
Usedcar salesman rudy russo kurt russell needs money to run for state senate. Rudy russo kurt russell is an unscrupulous car salesman who aspires to become a politician. Kurt russell, joe flaherty, michael mckean, jack warden when the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, its up to the lots hotshot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owners ruthless brother and used car rival. Used cars has a great cast and is a fun film which stands up to many. In the late 1960s, he signed a tenyear contract with the walt disney company where, according to robert osborne, he became the studios top star of the 1970s. Used cars, should be mentioned along with other comedy classics such as, caddyshack, animal house and the blues brothers.
The excerpts of president carters televised speech used in the movie were taken from his oval office address on his. Lander, michael mckean, michael talbott, harry northup, alfonso arau, al lewis show all used cars quotes 17 quotes. This was a real car dealership darner chrysler, mesa az 85201. With kurt russell, jack warden, gerrit graham, frank mcrae. One of kurt russells early attempts at removing that squeaky clean walt disney residue from his brand. Jun 20, 2012 used cars 1980 starring kurt russell, jack warden and gerrit graham. With robin williams, kurt russell, pamela reed, holly palance. Also my second favourite kurt russell movie after the thing another classic. Kurt russel uses charm, a smile, and his gift of gab to sell over priced, unreliable jokers in the hilarious release form columbia pictures, used cars. Kurt russell is an aspiring politician working at a used car lot for owner jack warden, who also plays his greedy brother and fellow lot owner from across the street. The 1980 rrated comedy classic used cars is one of the funniest and most quotable movies of all time. His boss, luke jack warden, loans him the cash, but then falls victim to an accident orchestrated by his brother roy jack warden again, who runs the car lot across the street and is scheming to take over lukes shop. Used cars is a 1980 american satirical black comedy film written by robert zemeckis and bob gale and directed by zemeckis.
Used cars has a great cast and is a fun film which stands up to many repeat viewings. Robert zemeckis comedy used cars comes to dvd with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1. He is of english, german, scottish and irish descent. When the owner of a used car lot is killed, a hot shot car salesman must save it from being taken over by the late owners brother and used car rival.
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