"The American Dream changes. The people who sell it don't."

1987

1h 52m

6.3(129 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

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54 members

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Richard Dreyfuss

Bill 'BB' Babowsky

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Danny DeVito

Ernest Tilley

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Barbara Hershey

Nora Tilley

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John Mahoney

Moe Adams

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Jackie Gayle

Sam

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Stanley Brock

Gil

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Seymour Cassel

Cheese

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Bruno Kirby

Mouse

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J. T. Walsh

Wing

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Richard Portnow

Carly

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Matt Craven

Looney

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Alan Blumenfeld

Stanley

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Brad Sullivan

Masters

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Michael Tucker

Bagel

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Deirdre O'Connell

Nellie

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Sheila McCauley

Ada

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Michael Willis

Mr. Shubner

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Penny Nichols

Mrs. Shubner

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Susan Duvall

Suburban Housewife

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David DeBoy

Suburban Husband

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Walt MacPherson

Cadillac Salesman

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Florence Moody

Diner Waitress

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Myron Citronbaum

Salesman #1 at Hearing

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Ralph Tabakin

Mr. Hudson

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Norma Posner

Mrs. Hudson

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William C. Godsey

Belvedere Hotel Barman

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Roland Gift

Band Member

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David Steele

Band Member

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Andy Cox

Band Member

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Sharon Ziman

Mason Dixon Operator #1

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Lois Raymond Munchel

Mason Dixon Operator #2

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Kathy Jones

Mason Dixon Operator #3

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Cindy Geppi

Social Security Girl #1

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Ellen Sills

Social Security Girl #2

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Mary Morgan

Social Security Girl #3

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Marcia Herr

Social Security Girl #4

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Karen Barth

Gibraltar Operator #1

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Sharon Crofoot

Gibraltar Operator #2

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Geri Lynn Kelbaugh

Gibraltar Operator #3

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Lisa Ford

Gibraltar Operator #4

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Becky Weidner

Gibraltar Operator #5

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Patti Lennon-Potter

Gibraltar Operator #6

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Shirley Ann Wilson

Gibraltar Operator #7

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Joshua Billings

Man #1 at Crash

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Jeffrey Moser

Man #2 at Crash

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Freddie Stevens

Piano Bar Crooner

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Bill Danoff

Police Officer

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Katherine Ellis

Ruthie, Woman Asking BB to Dance

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Eva Jean Berg

Woman at Smorgasboard

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Todd Jackson

Young Boy

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Barbara Rappaport

Coffee Shop Waitress

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Theodore Goldman

Pool Hall Worker

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Kathleen Goldpaugh

Arguing Wife

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Brian Costantini

Arguing Husband

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Cast & Crew

Richard Dreyfuss

Danny DeVito

Barbara Hershey

John Mahoney

Jackie Gayle

Stanley Brock

Seymour Cassel

Bruno Kirby

J. T. Walsh

Richard Portnow

Matt Craven

Alan Blumenfeld

Brad Sullivan

Michael Tucker

Deirdre O'Connell

Sheila McCauley

Michael Willis

Penny Nichols

Susan Duvall

David DeBoy

Walt MacPherson

Florence Moody

Myron Citronbaum

Ralph Tabakin

Norma Posner

William C. Godsey

Roland Gift

David Steele

Andy Cox

Sharon Ziman

Lois Raymond Munchel

Kathy Jones

Cindy Geppi

Ellen Sills

Mary Morgan

Marcia Herr

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