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How Movies Portrayed Car Salesmen


How Movies Portrayed Car Salesmen

Since the 80s and through the 90s, movies involving car dealerships shined a negative light on car salesmen and painted a stereotypical picture. These comedic characters came off as shady, sleazy, pushy, and willing to do anything to make the sale. The News Wheel has listed the Top 5 Worst Car Salesmen from Movies and they're some pretty bad ones. Here are my three favorites from the list.

Rudy Russo from the 1980 film Used Cars. A young Kurt Russell portrays Rudy Russo, a state Senate hopeful. In order to get a $10,000 campaign investment from used car lot owner Luke Fuchs, Rudy must help him sell some cars to keep his business up and running. While doing so, Rudy uses standard stereotypical used car salesmen techniques like cheesy commercials, fast-talking, and pressure selling. He even baits a customer from a competing lot by using a $10 bill on a fishing line to get the man to cross the street.
Joey O’Brien from Cadillac Man. The 1990 film centers around a man taking a car dealership hostage, car salesman Joey O’Brien, showcases the epitome of used car salesmen prior to the upcoming chaos. Not only is Joey a sleaze in real life, cheating on his wife with a married woman, he even tries to sell a new car to a widow at her husband’s funeral.
Harry Wormwood from the 1996 film Matilda works as a used car salesman, constantly pulling fast ones on any sucker that’ll fork over some cash. Mr. Wormwood even went as far as selling a lemon to Matilda’s incredibly strict principal, Agatha Trunchbull, resulting in the menacing woman taking out her frustrations on Matilda at school. My personal favorite scene is when he’s turning back the odometer with a handheld drill motor.

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While these were very entertaining films, it’s easy to understand why car salesmen and women are viewed the way they are. I bet if you ask a person who hasn’t interacted with a car salesman to describe them it wouldn’t be pretty. Well, in real life, not all salesmen are dishonest crooks. Williams Group Auto has a staff that is here to offer you trusted service. We have three convenient locations with a knowledgable staff that is here to help you find the perfect pre-owned vehicle in Abilene. Stop by, call 325-793-2500, or visit www.williamsgroupauto.com to take a look at our inventory.

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