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Cast

Jack Warden
as Roy L. Fuchs/Luke Fuchs

Kurt Russell
as Rudy Russo

Gerrit Graham
as Jeff

Frank McRae
as Jim, the Mechanic

Deborah Harmon
as Barbara Fuchs

Joe Flaherty
as Sam Slaton

Michael McKean
as Eddie Winslow

Michael Talbott
as Mickey

Harry Northrup
as Carmine

David L. Lander
as Freddie Paris

Alfonso Arau
as Manuel

Al Lewis
as Judge Harrison

Woodrow Parfrey
as Mr. Chertner

Andrew Duncan
as Charlie

Dub Taylor
as Tucker

Claude Earl Jones
as Al

Dan Barrows
as Stanley Dewoski

Cheryl Rixon Davis
as Margaret

Marc McClure
as Heavy Duty Dubois

Susan Donovan
as Charlie's Wife

Don Ruskin
as Fuchs' Salesman

Jan Sandwich
as Al's Wife

Tracy Lee Rowe
as Al's Kid

Russ Fega
as Bus Boy

Kurtis Epper Sanders
as Al's Kid

Clint E. Lilley
as Al's Kid

Tiny Wells
as Food Giant

Patrick McMorrow
as Mr. O'Hara

Melinda Wood Allen
as Bailiff

John Abbott
as Clem

Joseph Barnaba
as Mr. Douglas

Diane Hill
as Mrs. Douglas

Sam Ingraffia
as Court Assistant

Dick Miller
as Man In Bed

Wendie Jo Sperber
as Nervous Nona

Terence Knox
as Roose

Rita Taggart
as Woman In Bed

Dave Herrera
as Mr. Lopez

Dave Adams
as Video Technician

Sandy Gibbons
as Cop at Roadblock

Walter Jackson
as Mr. Jackson

Mildred Brion
as Little Old Lady

Gene Blakely
as Mr. Books

Betty Thomas
as Bunny

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Critic Reviews for Used Cars

Audience Reviews for Used Cars

• Jan 19, 2016

  A comedy about lying is difficult to approve of and yet Zemeckis' team and presentation will at least have you consider it's viability. The fantasy, about two used car dealerships vying for dominance in the desert Southwest, is a decent platform for the general thesis, a natural one. Where else does one expect lying as a given (and don't say politics or prostitution, cause that's too easy)? Sure, like lying, they go a little overboard, but it's all in good fun.
  Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
• Mar 14, 2012

  Man, what is up with Bob Zemeckis and cars... as well as subtle visual effects, sweeping camera shots, not-too-distant period pieces (I know "Beowulf" looks like it takes place in ye olde Europe, but I'm pretty sure they didn't invent the curves Angie Jolie's character had in that film until the 1900s) and cartoons? I think he just likes cartoons because of the "car" at the beginning of the word, because first, he makes the ultimate DeLorean commercial, "Back to the Future", and now he's dishing out this little number. Yes, I'm aware that this film came out five years before "Back to the Future", but I imagine that Zemeckis traveled back in time after he made "BTF" and made this film, right before he investigated a murder they believe was done by a cartoon, contacted aliens, got stuck on an island for three years and learned the true meaning of Christmas while in animated form twice, because I like to think that directors actually do stuff that's in their movies. Hey, I'm not completely off, because David Fincher, like Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network", appears to have some degree of aspergers. Actually, I'm not going to say that the Finch has aspergers, and not just because I wouldn't want to offend the greatest director alive or because he might get mad and pummel my face to the point of swelling like in "Fight Club" (Come on, now we can't afford to destroy something this beauti...I'm sorry I can't even type that with a straight face, if you want to call what I have a face), but because when you look at "Se7en" and see how he just let Brad Pitt go ahead with his "acting" during the "Box" scene, he clearly has a sense of humor. Well, I guess that it's safe to say that Bob Zemeckis is way out of the clear when it comes to having aspergers, because, woah boy, does he have a sense of humor. Still, as much as this film "drives" home the laughs, it gets there a little slowly. In recent years, Bob Zemeckis has become an excellent, very diverse filmmaker, but, when he was coming up, I hate to say it, but he just made the same-old-same-old, and sure enough this is the same-old-same-old. It's about as slow, underdeveloped and plagued with somewhat unlikable leads as your usual early Zemeckis farce. Still, there are some new aspects to the film, only a couple of those aspects aren't terribly welcomed, such as a lack of narrative. By that, I mean that the film's storytelling lacks oomph and resonance, limping along with no real feeling of progression or, for that matter, point. It's an aimless film, yet not the same way something like "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" is aimless, where it's just one comedic set piece after another, because this film is with a story; not much of one, but a story nevertheless, and with an emotionally-lacking execution of that story, as well as the typical slow, underdeveloped and disconnecting moments found in an early Zemeckis farce further diluting the momentum of the film, mediocrity - at best - is all too predictable of a result. Of course, really, at this point, do I really have to tell you guys that Zemeckis more than bypasses mediocrity yet again? It's not a knockout, nor is it that film that gives us the taste of Zemeckis' fabulous new style that could have helped it even more, yet, at the end of the day, the film is saved by the fact that Zemeckis sells his jokes like the people in the film sells their cars: Through some dirty, crude tricks, yet ones that you just can't resist. As much as I complain about this being a very conventional early Zemeckis comedy, outside of the premise and limp storytelling, something that's different about this film is the fact it's jokes are more mean-spirited and discomforting than ever. We're talking shock value after shock value, maybe not to a new "South Park" level, where two minutes in, you know that it's not going to anywhere but down, what with its absence of any versatility in the humor (Sorry fans of the newer episodes of "South Park", maybe you just need to get better taste), but you're bound to feel a little uncomfortable here and there. Of course, even if the film's shock value was as relentlessly one-note as that of "South Park", Zemeckis would still win you over, because although he never really killed it dead with his comedy, he consistently charmed. Well, sure enough, regardless of its ulikable characters and shock value, the film still delivers on enough charm to keep you going, if not just laughing yourself silly. For that, props to the performers, none of whom I can praise enough; and no, by that, I don't mean that they're giving masterful performances, I mean that I seem to always have to praise actors in a movie, even a comedy. Of course, there's always a reason for that, just like there's a reason now, and that reason is that this cast, while nothing to write home about, is colorful and jam-packed with charisma. Really, there's not a whole lot to praise about this film, yet it's not aiming to recieve high praise; just to charm the audience and leave it ultimately rewarded for their viewing, and when it comes to that, this film does its job well while growing more and more lively and entertaining at it progresses to really reward the audience, as you would expect it to, considering Zemeckis' name on it, because as we all know, anything with Zemeckis' name on it doesn't stand a chance of slipping u-oh wait, "1941"; nice going, Spielberg, maybe you should just leave your buddy's/counterpart's scripts in his hands. At the end of this big blowout, don't expect to drive off satisfied from a substance standpoint, not just because of the underdevelopment, unlikable characters and frequent slowness that you usually found in some of Zemeckis' early work, but because of the limp storytelling, yet when it comes to a comedic standpoint, it delivers as sharpy as your typical classic Robert Zemeckis comedy, featuring all of the charm in both the direction and colorful cast that ultimately leaves "Used Cars" to, like Zemeckis' other early cruises down comedy road, leave you generally satisfied when it comes to your humor quota. 2.5/5 - Fair
  Cameron J Super Reviewer
• Sep 06, 2010

  A hilarious adventure comedy with a good story. I loved it.
  Aj V Super Reviewer
• Oct 29, 2009

  80's classic ,one of kurt russel and robert zemeckis forgotten gems.Ok its dated but they dont make them like this anymore,not even the recent "the goods,live hard,sell hard can beat this.....find it and watch it now..
  Brian D Super Reviewer

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