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Coupe de Ville ()

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Three bickering brothers who don't get along reluctantly go on a cross country road trip together to deliver a car in time for their mother's birthday.
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Robert 'Bobby' Libner
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Buddy Libner
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Marvin Libner
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Tammy
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Betty Libner
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Uncle Phil
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Fred Libner
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Dr. Sturgeon the Cadillac Surgeon
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Rick
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Raymond
Josh Segal ...
Billy Sturgeon
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Professor Kloppner, Eastbrook Academy
Steve Boles ...
Policeman #1
Don Tilley ...
Policeman #2
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Garage Worker
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Barney
Ried 'Pete' Shock ...
Garage Worker #2 (as Reid 'Pete' Shook)
Rod Swift ...
Finkelstein
Don Sheldon ...
Fishing Buddy
Boots Crowder ...
Waitress
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Young Bobby
Dean Jacobson ...
Young Marvin
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Young Buddy
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Joe Chapman ...
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Brian K. Doughty ...
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Judi M. Durand ...
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Barbara Hey ...
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Carol King ...
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David McCharen ...
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Underage Dog Track Gambler (uncredited)
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Dog Track Gambler (uncredited)
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Dog Track Gambler (uncredited)

Directed by

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Joe Roth

Written by

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Mike Binder ... (written by)

Produced by

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Jerry A. Baerwitz ... delegate producer
Mike Binder ... co-producer
Larry Brezner ... producer
James G. Robinson ... executive producer
Paul Schiff ... producer

Music by

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James Newton Howard

Cinematography by

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Reynaldo Villalobos ... director of photography

Editing by

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Paul Hirsch

Editorial Department

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Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Tony Ciccone ... second assistant film editor
David Dresher ... first assistant film editor
Phil Hetos ... color timer
Rick Howe ... second assistant film editor
Gaston Santiso ... second assistant film editor: Florida
Gladys Vega ... apprentice film editor: Florida

Casting By

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Marci Liroff

Production Design by

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Angelo P. Graham ... (as Angelo Graham)

Art Direction by

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James J. Murakami ... (as Jim Murakami)

Set Decoration by

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Don K. Ivey ... (as Don Ivey)

Costume Design by

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Deborah L. Scott ... (as Deborah Scott)

Makeup Department

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Claude Díaz ... hair department head
Mary Ann Valdes ... key hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dennis Maguire ... first assistant director
Robert Roda ... second assistant director (as Rod Koda)

Art Department

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Paul Mueller ... general foreman
Robert Müller ... construction coordinator
Mark S. Turner ... head scenic
Melissa Totten ... production researcher (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Doug Hemphill ... sound
Michael Hilkene ... supervising sound editor
Chris Jenkins ... sound
Carey Lindley ... sound
Phillip W. Palmer ... sound utility
Geoffrey Patterson ... boom operator
Dennis S. Sands ... re-recording mixer
Lee Strosnider ... sound mixer
Jerry Trent ... foley artist

Special Effects by

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Greg Hull ... special effects coordinator
William Purcell ... special effects

Stunts

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Mickey Gilbert ... stunt coordinator
Tim Gilbert ... stunts
Ray Lykins ... assistant stunt coordinator / fight choreographer
Paul Stader ... stunts
Ric Roman Waugh ... stunts (as Rick Waugh)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jamie Barber ... second assistant camera
Bill Barcroft ... best boy grip
Lloyd Barcroft ... key grip
David L. Butler ... aerial camera operator (as David Butler)
David S. Campbell ... first assistant camera: second unit (as David Campbell)
Hugo Cortina ... gaffer
Blaise Dahlquist ... best boy
Craig Denault ... camera operator
Alan R. Disler ... first assistant camera (as Alan Disler)
Richard Foreman Jr. ... still photographer (as Richard Foreman)
John Graf ... electrician
Steven Gregg ... grip
Ira R. Hartig ... electrician (as Ira Hartig)
Chris Hayes ... camera operator
Vic Keatley ... electrician (as Victor Keatley)
Johnny London Jr. ... dolly grip
Gregory Lundsgaard ... steadicam operator (as Greg Lundsgaard)
Anthony Mollicone ... grip
David Parker ... grip (as David Stein)
Jesse Perkins ... electrician
Lowell Peterson ... camera operator: second unit
Troy Pressley ... second assistant camera: second unit (as Troy Presley)
Christopher Reynolds ... grip (as Chris Reynolds)
Jeffrey Ray Strong ... electrician (as Jeffrey Strong)
Robert Ulland ... steadicam operator (as Bob Ulland)
Tony Villalobos ... second second assistant camera

Casting Department

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Tona B. Dahlquist ... extras casting / location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sherry Thompson ... set costumer

Location Management

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Edward Bowen ... location manager: Carolinas
Antonia Ellis ... location assistant (as Toni Ellis)

Music Department

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David Boruff ... musician: saxophone
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist
Lenny Castro ... musician: percussion
James Newton Howard ... musician: keyboards, synthesizers
Michael Landau ... musician: guitar
Dean Parks ... musician: banjo
Mike Porcaro ... musician: bass
John Robinson ... musician: drums
Marcus Ryle ... music programmer: synthesizer
Joel Sill ... executive music producer
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn
Wes Williams ... composer: additional music
Orion Crawford ... song transcriber (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Judi Brown ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Jack Carpenter ... driver: insert car

Additional Crew

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Jerry A. Baerwitz ... production administrator
Nancy Blewer ... production assistant
Sondra Dee Boyachek ... production coordinator
Susan Gee ... production financing
Rob Harris ... unit publicist
Sheldon Katz ... production controller
Solomon J. LeFlore ... production financing
Randall Pickett ... craft service
John D. Sarviss ... helicopter pilot
Daniel Wheatcroft ... studio executive
James Devin ... stand-in (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Three brothers, a sergeant, a troublemaker and a dreamer meet for the first time in five years. They have met to drive home a car their father bought for their mother's 50th birthday. During the long ride home they get to know each other once again. Written by Mattias Thuresson

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Taglines A comedy for everyone who ever struggled to love a brother...or strangle one. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Wild Boys - Der Sommer ihres Lebens (Germany)
  • El cádillac azul (Spain)
  • Niebieski cadillac (Poland)
  • Operazione Cadillac (Italy)
  • O Cadillac Azul (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 99 min
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Trivia Cadillac used the "Coupe De Ville" model name for the two-door hardtop for 1954, not the convertible. The Cadillac in the movie was actually a "Series 62 Convertible." See more »
Goofs Modern day cars can be seen. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Joe Versus the Volcano/The Handmaid's Tale/Bad Influence/Coupe De Ville/Love at Large (1990). See more »
Soundtracks (How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window See more »
Quotes Marvin Libner: Work, huh, responsibility. Don't these words mean anything to you?
Robert 'Bobby' Libner: Duh!
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