Cadillac Man is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Robin Williams and Tim Robbins. The plot of the film centers on car salesman Joey O'Brien (Williams), whose life is consumed by turmoil, which all comes to a head when his dealership is taken hostage by Larry (Robbins), a love-crazed motorcyclist.
The film received mixed reviews from critics, and grossed $27.6 million against its $15 million budget.
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Plot
Queens car salesman Joey O'Brien must deal with the ever-increasing pressures in his life: his ex-wife Tina is demanding alimony, his daughter Lisa is missing, his married mistress Joy Munchack and his single mistress Lila are both desperately in love with him, and he has a two-day deadline to either sell twelve cars or lose his job. In addition, he has an outstanding loan from Mafia don Tony DiPino; a loan that he must either quickly repay or lose his life.
On the day of the big dealership car sale (and the final day of O'Brien's deadline), the car dealership is taken hostage by Larry Kosciuski, a motorcyclist toting an AK-47 who believes that his wife Donna is cheating on him. Joey manages to talk Larry out of doing any harm, by claiming that he is the one who is sleeping with Donna. As police surround the dealership, Joey and Larry begin to bond, and Joey convinces Larry to give himself up.