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1. Who played duel roles as the Fuch brothers?

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Answer: Jack Warden

Jack Warden is incredible as twin brothers who could not be more different. The evil Roy and the good-natured Luke set the tone for the movie.

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Answer: Kurt Russell

In "Used Cars", Kurt Russell plays Rudy Russo, a somewhat devious salesman whose goal is to eventually be elected to the state senate. In exchange for a $10,000 contribution to his political campaign from the dealership's owner, Luke Fuchs, Rudy agrees to help keep the business going, and out of the hands of Luke's more successful brother. Kurt Russell's acting career began when he was still a child, with his first 'big' role at the age of 12, starring as Jaimie on the television series "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters". He went on to make numerous television appearances as well as movies, and was considered one of Disney's biggest stars in the 1970s. In addition to the other films he has appeared in, he starred as Snake Plissken in 1981's "Escape From New York", and then again in 1996's "Escape From L.A.".

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Answer: Kurt Russell

This one of Kurt Russel's roles between his Disney career and being Snake Pliskin. Just another example of Kurt Russell's comedic chops. The scheming of Rudy Russo is on point.

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Answer: New Deal

Luke's New Deal dealership is located across the street from his brother Roy's dealership - which is named The Auto Emporium. Roy wants to take over his brother's business, and profit from a planned freeway ramp construction. President Roosevelt's New Deal was a governmental response to the Great Depression. A number of economic programs were established to help America recover, including 1933's creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Agricultural Adjustment Act.

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Answer: Red

Jeff's reaction to red cars is absolutely hilarious. Beware this is an R rated movie. Gerrit Graham's responses to red cars are probably a major reason for this.

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Answer: Al Lewis

Grandpa Munster appears in a funny cameo as a hanging judge who is in a hurry. The judge's reactions in the car lot scene are comedic genius.

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Answer: politics

Rudy plans to run for a seat in the State Senate, but it is a costly endeavor and despite his 'make a deal' attitude, he is struggling to find a way to make his plan work. When Luke Fuchs offers to invest in Rudy's campaign in exchange for Rudy's promise to keep the dealership going, Rudy jumps at the deal. As his character evolves, and later in the movie as his relationship with Luke's daughter deepens, Rudy's self-centered attitude changes into something more considerate, mature and less selfish.

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Answer: Miami Beach

The give and take between the crew and Roy will have you rolling. Never mind the fact that both parties already know he is really dead. Gerrit Graham's lines are ad-libbed, so Jack reactions are real. Robert Zemeckis liked this so much he left it in the film.

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Answer: Politics

He wanted to run for State Senate. He planned to use graft and bribes as a source of extra income.

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Answer: Edsel

Realizing Roy has caused Luke's death, Rudy is determined to prevent Roy from getting control of the dealership and Luke's finances. To buy time, he uses the Edsel that used to be part of New Deal's business sign to bury Luke in an old service pit behind the building. With both Luke and the Edsel gone, and Rudy's explanation that Luke has driven to Miami in the Edsel, Roy is thwarted, at least temporarily. Despite his certainty that his brother is dead, Roy cannot prove it, and his lawyer assures Roy that there is nothing that can be done. Edsel Ford was Henry Ford's son, and he served as the president of the Ford Motor Company from 1919 - 1943. Edsels were produced from 1958 - 1960, and named after Edsel Ford. They were not successful in the American market, and are considered an epic failure in the automobile industry.

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Answer: Edsel

Believe it or not he is buried in an Edsel that still runs. A fact that Jim the mechanic states emphatically.

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Answer: power transformer

After Roy discovers his brother's car buried in the old service pit, he leaves, and returns with the police the next day. But, before his return, Rudy and the others dig up the Edsel, and hide it away. When Roy and the police confront him, Rudy explains that Luke has returned from Miami, but has gone out to breakfast. In the meantime, the car has been doused with gasoline, and rigged to accelerate without a driver, but with Luke's body still inside. As Roy argues with Rudy, the Edsel roars away, heading for the power transformer and a fiery explosion.

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Answer: Steven Spielberg

Believe it or not Steven Spielberg was a co-producer of a low budget comedy. Even Spielberg had a hard time finding a studio who was willing to back this comedic masterpiece.

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Answer: Jimmy Carter

In an escalating series of moves and counter-moves, Rudy and his co-workers try to outdo Roy's attempts at cornering the market. Following the illegal broadcast of a commercial by Rudy and his friends during a football game, Roy adds a circus to his car lot, which Rudy counters by featuring strippers at Luke's dealership. Ratcheting up the stakes, Rudy plans a commercial to run during President Carter's State of the Union Address. While he is busy distracting Luke's daughter, his co-workers pull off the commercial stunt - and in the process, destroy several of Roy's cars. President Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States, and served one term, from 1977 - 1981. Born in Plains, Georgia in 1924, he also served in the Georgia Senate, and spent one term as Governor of Georgia.

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Answer: power transformer

This was planned so his death would appear to happen in front of a large crowd of people. It was done so no one would know that Luke had, in fact, died much earlier.

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Answer: Al Lewis

Thanks to Roy's devious machinations, Barbara's commercial for her father's dealership is tampered with, changing her words 'style of cars' to 'mile of cars'. The dealership does not even come close to having that many cars for sale - which Roy promptly reports to the authorities. In danger of being found guilty of blatant false advertising, Barbara is lost for a solution - until Rudy concocts a way to get her off the hook. Al Lewis is perhaps best remembered for his role in the television series "The Munsters", which ran from 1964 - 1966. In his role as Grandpa, whose name was Sam Dracula, he had the ability to turn himself into a bat.

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Answer: heart attack

He suffered a heart attack after the race car driver Roy sent over rolled the car several times. Roy had planned this so he could inherit Luke's car lot as Roy's car lot was going to be taken by eminent domain in order to build a freeway off ramp.

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