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Tin Men (Widescreen)

Richard Dreyfuss (Actor), Danny DeVito (Actor), Barry Levinson (Director) | Rated: R (Restricted) | Format: DVD
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Tin Men, the second in Barry Levinson's ongoing film series about his native Baltimore in the 1950s and '60s, focuses on a pair of competing aluminum-siding salesman at a point when the industry was loaded with scam artists. Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito play rivals who get involved in a fender-bender that quickly escalates from a minor argument into an all-out war, as they begin pulling practical jokes on each other. Dreyfuss takes it too far, however, when he sets out to seduce DeVito's unhappy wife (Barbara Hershey) and winds up falling in love with her. Much of the humor here comes from writer-director Levinson's keen ear for the way these people talk--and what they talk about (like the discussion of why four men are living together without women on the Ponderosa in Bonanza). Beside the leads, the cast includes a great host of character actors, including Jackie Gayle, Bruno Kirby, John Mahoney, and J.T. Walsh. Others in Levinson's body of Baltimore films are Diner, Avalon, and the most recent, Liberty Heights. -- Marshall Fine

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Perfect movie Jun 29 2004
Format:DVD
About a third of the way through Tin Men, B.B. and Moe run the Life magazine scam on a housewife. The three of them stand on her lawn, talking, and in the background another woman walks towards them on the sidewalk. The camera shifts to another angle, and it takes about a second longer than it should for the woman on the sidewalk to come into view. That minor continuity error is the only flaw I can find in this movie.

You know from the start that you're in for something special -- the very title sequence is beautiful. The whole movie is eye candy, in fact, with some of the richest colors I've ever seen on screen. The yellows, the blues... And the costumes! Check out what Nora's wearing when B.B. visits her at work.

It's a romantic comedy -- B.B., out for revenge, steals Tilley's wife Nora but falls in love with her, not at all what he was after (his partner, Moe, asks if he's never spent consecutive nights with a woman before, and B.B. responds, "Have we met?"). It's a great plot, and a great script with lots of background.

There are four scenes in this movie that stand up with anything I've ever seen in a movie: B.B. and Nora in the social security office; B.B. and Nora in the rain; Tilley and Nora on the porch; and B.B. and Nora having breakfast.

Nora, the central character, is played by Barbara Hershey, whom I adore. B.B. is Richard Dreyfus, whom I detest -- except in Tin Men. He is just as right here as he is wrong in every other movie I've seen him in. The secondary characters are also brilliant, especially Bruno Kirby. This is the movie that turned me on to Bruno Kirby.

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Caddies, Aluminum sidings, and Fine Young Cannibals! Dec 24 2003
Format:DVD
What makes 'Tin Men' an entertaining movie mostly depends on its substance. It's a situational comedy. When two men, Danny DeVito and Richard Dreyfuss, go at it over a car accident, that is just the beginning of a strife that never seems to end. Soon we have smashed car windows, eggs and potatoes, and a broken marriage. That's not all, we also get some very interesting dialogue; how about how ridiculous 'Bonanza' is, the mis-pleasures of picnics, hearing DeVito repeat the words 'Ease off!", expert Morangai dancing, and "are they salesmen or hustlers?" While all this is happening, we also get Fine Young Cannibals' classic 80's hit 'Good Thing'

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It's nearly not a movie... Nov 30 2003
Format:VHS Tape
...it's truly a slice of life, contrasting its two main characters, one who moves his life forward (Babowsky/Dreyfuss) and one who virtually regresses (Tilley/DeVito) in response to the increasing challenges which time and life always bring to us all. And the collection of supporting characters adds such a fine flavor that the resulting stew is savory indeed. It's fleet of wonderful tail-finned Cadillacs is fascinating, perfectly symbolic, and truly beautiful to behold.

Never when watching this film do I get the feeling that anyone's acting, so natural are all the players, each with his or her own unique appeal. You'll love them all from the start.

Funny? I've never thought it was particularly funny. It's simply too genuine, so engrossing that you may forget all about laughter, as I did, but you'll find comedy here if you wish. Tin Men's direction is marvelous-charming, easy, and utterly economical-with a fine sound track of carefully chosen material.

I'm keeping my eyes open for the soundtrack...

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Most recent customer reviews
TERRIBLE MOVIE
I'd give this movie a negative star if I could. AVOID this movie. It's terrible. Not one positive thing could be said about this movie.
Published on July 5 2004 by Chota Man
"Hold on, I'll check my notebook"
After a minor fender bender and a heated argument, two men become locked in a battle of 'one upping' each other in a quest for revenge. Read more
Published on Nov 10 2003 by cookieman108
Classic Slice of Life Tale
Most movies try and take you to a place you normally could never experience. This is not one of those films. Read more
Published on July 22 2003 by Courtland J. Carpenter
Underrated Comedy Classic
Tin Men tells a very funny but also very human story. Rival aluminum siding salesmen fight over territory, pride and even women. Read more
Published on July 2 2003 by D. Brown
You'll Die Laughing
This might be one of the best comedies of all time. I loved "Diner" and when I first saw Tin Men I couldn't believe that Barry Levinson had outdone himself. Read more
Published on Jan 8 2003 by Brian W Robinson
An American classic
Marvelous characterizations by Dreyfuss and DeVito (though each mostly playing himself) in an amusing, enjoyable and unique movie with a human touch.
Published on Oct 26 2002
Recovered Classic
I'm not a movie collector, but I have been waiting for this film to come out on DVD since the format was invented. Read more
Published on Aug 5 2002
Hey Hon, Here's a Great Movie From Bal'mr
For many years, I was outraged that this classic entry in director, Barry Levinson's Baltimore series of films, was out of print. Read more
Published on Aug 1 2002 by Kenneth M. Gelwasser
Was better the first time
I really liked this movie when I watched it the first time when it came out, but it is just not that funny, I bought it a month ago, watched and and it will probably go in the... Read more
Published on July 9 2002 by James Moule
Comedy Classic
I stumbled across Tin Men at the video store, and took a gamble. It paid off. There is little more to the plot than two aluminum siding salesmen's attempts to get even with each... Read more
Published on July 1 2002 by www.DavidLRattigan.com
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