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Film facts for the 1980 Comedy movie starring Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerritt Graham, Frank McRae
Deborah Harmon, Joe Flaherty, David L. Lander, Michael Talbott, Michael McKean, Harry Northup, Wendie Jo Sperber, Marc McClure Update Cast
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Wendy Jo Sperber lost her battle with breast cancer after an 8 year fight and died in 2005 at the age of 47. A big shame, she was in some of the funniest movies and tv shows of the 80's.Thanks to cantbuymelove
Betty Thomas, who had a small role in the film, went on to direct Howard Sterns "Private Parts".Rewind Archive
The red car superstition was totally fabricated by screenwriters Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis. It has since gone on to have a life of its own...Rewind Archive
Jim the Mechanic's line of "Jesus, Palomino!" was a line Slim Pickens said in Spielberg's conspicuous failure, "1941" which was also written by 'The Two Bobs', Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, who later penned "Back to the Future".Thanks to Chris Collins
My Name is Chris, I was Hired to be one of the dancers on top of a car for that scene but two things happened:Because of my Height 6' 3" and long legs they wrote the part in for me to be in the back of the pinto with Garret Graham.
The other is while they filmed the part where the models dress tears open (with many takes !) the actress (Miss Playmate of the year) caught a cold in her eye and was not able to do the promotional shots for the movie...
That's me with the long legs in one of the posters!
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Roy L.'s line about "politicians staying bought" was first attributed to steel baron Henry Frick about President Theodore Roosevelt after massive donations to the Republican party by big business helped Roosevelt's re-election and Roosevelt subsequently began proposing legislation to increase regulation of steel mills and railroads.Rewind Archive
The scene in which Rudy (Kurt Russell) comes home from his promotional car spot with the hookers, he makes a nod to the statue of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley that's sitting on his dresser. Russell had played Elvis the year before in "Elvis."Rewind Archive
The T-Birds' white convertible and the Scorpion's black Mercury (w/ flames) from Grease (1978) are two of the cars that Rudy Russo palms off on the driver ed. teacher.Rewind Archive
The character Manuel was played by director Alfonso Arau. He would later play in Robert Zemeckis' "Romancing the Stone" in 1984 as Juan.Rewind Archive
Marc "Jimmy Olson" McClure and Wendie Jo Sperber play two of the high school students driving the used clunkers during the movies climactic chase. They would later play Marty McFly's older siblings in Robert Zemeckis's Back to the Future. They also appeared in Robert Zemecki's debut film "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". Deborah Harmon and Wendie Jo Sperber would appear together again, along with Wendie Jo Sperber's fellow "Bosom Buddies" cast member Tom Hanks in "Bachelor Party".Bogus Trivia
There's often fake stuff floating round, y'know? -Like the 'ghost boy' that can allegedly be seen in "Three Men And A Baby".
But, nothing bogus that we know yet for "Used Cars".
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