Tin Men (1987) on Netflix
In 1963 Baltimore, Bill Babowsky and Ernest Tilley both sell aluminum siding door to door. Babowsky's smooth talk closes sales; Tilley can barely land one. A car crash makes them rivals.
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Bill Babowsky and Ernest Tilley sell aluminum siding door to door in Baltimore in 1963, in a trade where men known as tin men go to almost any length, legal or otherwise, to close a sale. Babowsky has the gift of gab and turns smooth pitches on naive young women. Tilley can barely close a sale, and what he loses betting on horses and at cards leaves him owing creditors and the IRS and at odds with his wife, Nora. Babowsky's older partner and mentor, Moe Adams, is in the hospital with a serious heart condition. The two rivals meet when Babowsky's new Cadillac rolls off the dealer's lot and backs into Tilley's car. Tilley had the right of way, and each man blames the other.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Tin Men (1987)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Fine Young Cannibals appear as the house band in a nightclub in the film and contributed four songs to its soundtrack, including “Good Thing”, which went on to hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 two years later.
