3 Movies Starring Frank McRae

Used Cars

Used Cars

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-07-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (9919 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Zemeckis

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Robert Zemeckis

Bob Gale

Fullplot:

Used car salesman Rudy Russo needs money to run for State Senate, so he approaches his boss Luke. Luke agrees to front him the $10,000 he needs, but then encounters an "accident" orchestrated by his brother Roy, who runs the car lot across the street. Roy is hoping to claim title to his brother's property because Roy's paying off the mayor to put the new interstate through the area. After Luke disappears, it's all out war between the competing car shops, and no nasty trick is off limits as Rudy and his gang fight to keep Roy from taking Luke's property. Then Luke's daughter shows up.

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-12-08

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (48464 Reviews)

Director:

Walter Hill

Cast:

Writer:

Roger Spottiswoode

Walter Hill

Larry Gross

Steven E. de Souza

Fullplot:

Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-white, cop-crook thing to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect.

*batteries not included

*batteries not included

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1987-12-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (21448 Reviews)

Director:

Matthew Robbins

Cast:

Writer:

Mick Garris (story)

Brad Bird (screenplay)

Matthew Robbins (screenplay)

Brent Maddock (screenplay)

S.S. Wilson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A group of tenants in an apartment block are being forced to move out so that it can be demolished. The tenants are reluctant to move, so the developers hire a local gang to 'persuade' them to leave. Fortunately, visiting alien mechanical life-forms come to town. When they befriend the tenants, the aliens use their extraterrestrial abilities to defeat the developers.

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