Synopsis
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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Cast
- Richard DreyfussBill 'BB' Babowsky
- Danny DeVitoErnest Tilley
- Barbara HersheyNora Tilley
- John MahoneyMoe Adams
- Jackie GayleSam
- Stanley BrockGil
- Seymour CasselCheese
- Bruno KirbyMouse
- J.T. WalshWing
- Richard PortnowCarly
Recommandations
- 100
Chicago Tribune
Levinson invests his script with a richness of theme that helps make it a comedy classic. - 90
Variety
The improbable tale of a pair of feuding aluminum siding salesmen, Tin Men winds up as bountiful comedy material in the skillful hands of writer-director Barry Levinson. Film is packed with laughs, thanks to taut scripting and superb character depictions by Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito and a fascinating troupe of sidekicks. - 90
Washington Post
Tin Men is a tale of transitions and a test of mettle, as sweet as a slow dance, as classy and cumbersome as a Coupe de Ville. - 80
The New York Times
Barry Levinson's richly textured new film also has a rueful nostalgia, a fine-tuned streak of con artistry, and the same hilarious, nit-picking small talk that colored Diner, his first and best film - which is recalled, rivaled and in a few ways even outdone by this one. - 80
Los Angeles Times
The year's most pungently offbeat comedy and the most improbable love story since King Kong sighted Fay Wray. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Because Tin Men is based on fundamental truth, it is able to be funny even in some of its quieter moments. - 75
Miami Herald
Even the torrent of verbal abuse is rewarding in this warm, evocative comedy with a heart made not of tin, but of gold. [13 Mar 1987, p.D7] - 63
Washington Post
The greater charm of Tin Men is in its affectionate portrayal of small-time hucksters who gloat over classic scams (like cutting seven inches out of the middle of a yardstick so the square footage will be higher). In its own way, the film is a bittersweet drama, a sort of Glengarry Glen Ross without the vitriol.
