Used Cars

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Used Cars is a 1980 American satirical comedy film starring Kurt Russell as a fast-talking, unscrupulous car salesman embroiled in a rivalry between competing dealerships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
film
satirical comedy film
associatedWith Bob Gale filmography
Robert Zemeckis filmography
basedOn original screenplay
characterPortrayedBy Kurt Russell
surface form: Rudy Russo – Kurt Russell
cinematography Donald M. Morgan NERFINISHED
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Robert Zemeckis
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Michael Kahn NERFINISHED
era 1980s American cinema
featuresGenreElement black comedy
filmingLocation Arizona
genre comedy film
satire
hasCultFollowing true
hasTheme commercial greed
competition between small businesses
deception in advertising
mainCharacter Rudy Russo
medium theatrical film
musicBy Patrick Williams
notableFor satirical portrayal of American used-car sales culture
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A fast-talking, unscrupulous used-car salesman becomes embroiled in a rivalry between competing car dealerships.
portraysOccupation used-car salesman
producer Bob Gale
Steven Spielberg
productionCompany Columbia Pictures
ratingMPAA R
releaseDate 1980-07-11
releaseYear 1980
runtimeMinutes 113
screenplayBy Bob Gale
Robert Zemeckis
setInPeriod late 1970s
soundMix mono
starring Deborah Harmon NERFINISHED
Frank McRae
Gerrit Graham
Jack Warden
Kurt Russell
writer Bob Gale
Robert Zemeckis

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Kurt Russell notableWork Used Cars
Jack Warden notableWork Used Cars
Bob Gale wrote Used Cars
Bob Gale coWrote Used Cars
George Memmoli notableWork Used Cars
Arau notableWork Used Cars
subject surface form: Alfonso Arau