Complicata vicenda di rivalità tra commercianti di automobili usate, con risvolti sulla corruzione del mondo politico e di quello della pubblicità televisiva. 2° film del regista, che sfrutta abilmente Russell, divo emergente. Il ritmo è un po' zoppicante, ma molte frecciatine satiriche centrano il bersaglio. Titolo italiano stolto, ma il film è uscito in Italia con diversi anni di ritardo.
Melinda lavora in una concessionaria di auto. Un giorno incontra nello showroom un tipo strano che le viene presentato come Brian Wilson. L'uomo è stato il frontman nonché l'autore delle canzoni di uno dei gruppi più famosi in assoluto: i Beach Boys. I due iniziano a frequentarsi e la donna scopre così le ragioni del profondo disagio psichico che Brian sta vivendo. Hanno le loro radici in una gioventù difficile e, allo stato attuale, debbono confrontarsi con le devastanti terapie di uno psichiatra che ne è diventato il controllore assoluto.
Dwayne Hoover è il proprietario di una rivendita di auto usate a Midland City, ipotetica città americana. Nonostante il successo e la ricchezza, l'uomo soffre di un esaurimento nervoso che lo sta spingendo al suicidio. La sua vita ha una svolta quando incontra Kilgore Trout, uno scrittore di fantascienza invitato a Midland City per partecipare al primo Festival delle Arti della città. I due si incontrano in un bar e dopo il loro dialogo sui misteri della vita Dwayne inizia a comportarsi come un matto...
Jay Austin wants to sell you a used car, but watch out! Many victims have fallen prey to his smiling face and hasty promises. Austin does everything his way until his dishonesty and manipulation are exposed. Like many men, he becomes disgusted by the masks he wears and the lies he tells. In every man's life, there can be a turning point. When Jay makes his turn, he never looks back.
Primo e Secondo Pileggi, fratelli italiani emigrati sulla costa del New Jersey gestiscono un ristorante sull'orlo del fallimento.
I due, per risollevare la situazione, decidono di organizzare una sontuosa cena nel loro locale, alla quale invitare il famoso musicista Louis Prima.
Gustosa commedia-gastronomica ambientata negli anni Cinquanta.
A fiercely dishonest car salesman hires a new employee who owes a serious debt to loan sharks.
A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named Miss Fortune.
Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second-hand car salesmen, and, worst of all, endlessly wrong-footed by unspeakably rotten cad Raymond Delauney who has set his cap at April, new love of Palfrey's life. In desperation Henry enrolls at the College of Lifemanship to learn how to best such bounders and win the girl.
Janie is a telephone operator who is caught up in the lines of love of three men: car salesman Tom, Chicago millionaire Dick and auto mechanic Harry. But Janie just can't seem to make up her mind between them. While fantasizing about her futures with each of the men, Janie spends her time desperately trying to juggle between them until she can make a decision.
A half-cast used cars salesman wants anything from the white society and is ready to do anything to get it. But when he is accused of murdering his half-sister who was killed with his rifle, he flees to an indian village. He doesn't feel any more at home there than in the white city. He decides to go back to find and punish the killer.
Fidelis Cloer is a self-confessed war profiteer who found The Perfect War when the US invaded Iraq. It wasn't about selling a dozen cars, or even a hundred, it was a thousand-car war where security would become the ultimate product.
Jonas, a successful car-salesman is being suspected having driven over a child. His life is turned upside down and he realize that that we are all responsible, one way or another.
A hapless deputy sheriff bungles his first hostage negotiation until the local car salesman arrives on the scene and rev things up.
A documentary on a stereotypically shady used car salesman, one who convinces customers to buy vehicles that others have deemed unfit for sale.
Al and Todd are two seasoned veterans of the car business. When a impressionable young kid is brought on board, they bet that Al can get him to quit before Todd can get this virgin laid.
How to save $5000 every time you buy a car with Charles J. Givens..