Tin Men
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| Tin Men | |
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| Directed by | Barry Levinson |
| Produced by | Mark Johnson |
| Written by | Barry Levinson |
| Starring | Richard Dreyfuss Danny DeVito Barbara Hershey Seymour Cassel Bruno Kirby |
| Music by | Fine Young Cannibals |
| Editing by | Stu Linder |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 6, 1987 |
| Running time | 110 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11,000,000 (estimated) |
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Tin Men is a 1987 comedy film directed by Barry Levinson and produced by Mark Johnson. It is part of Levinson's series of "Baltimore Films," set in his hometown during the 40's through the 60's. The series, in order, is Diner, Tin Men, Avalon, and Liberty Heights.
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[edit] Tagline
Tin Men Don't Get Mad....They Get Even!
[edit] Plot
Ernest Tilley and Bill "BB" Babowsky are "tin men" — door-to-door aluminum siding salesmen in Baltimore in 1963. Working for different companies, they are prepared to do almost anything — legal or illegal — to close a sale. BB buys a shiny Cadillac to maintain his image of success and almost immediately crashes into another Cadillac driven by Tilley (all "tin men" drive a Cadillac). It is not clear who is at fault for the accident (BB is entering the public way from the dealer, in reverse but very slowly; Tilley has the right of way, however, he was clearly distracted). This generates a spate of road rage and the two rivals vow to do anything to get back at the other. BB seduces Tilley's wife as an act of revenge, not knowing that Tilley wants to leave her anyway. Exhausted by their rivalry, the two men decide to play a game of pool to decide who should get her. BB loses, but he does not honor the bet.
An investigating government commission charged with uprooting corrupt sales practices in the home improvements industry calls both men before them, and takes away their licenses. Reconciled to their fate, the two men start planning new business deals together.
[edit] Main cast
- Danny DeVito as Ernest Tilley
- Richard Dreyfuss as Bill "BB" Babowsky
- Barbara Hershey as Nora Tilley
- Seymour Cassel as Cheese
- Bruno Kirby as Mouse
- Michael Tucker as Bagel (the same character he portrayed in the film Diner)
[edit] External links
- Tin Men at the Internet Movie Database
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