Pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac

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Pink Cadillac

1989
Movie
122 min
English

A skip tracer helps out a bail-jumper after her child is kidnapped by a group of ethno-nationalist thugs, of which her husband is a member, going by the name of Birthright. The baby is taken as leverage because, although initially oblivious, she has their money!

Insights

IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Metacritic41/100
Google Users65%
Director: Buddy Van HornGenres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Plot Summary

A Las Vegas lounge singer, Lou, is on the run from her bail bondsman husband, Rick. She steals her own prized 1959 pink Cadillac from him to escape. Enter Tommy, aounty hunter hired by Rick to retrieve the car and Lou, who finds himself caught in the middle of their escalating conflict.

Critical Reception

Pink Cadillac was met with generally negative reviews from critics, who found its plot convoluted and its humor often falling flat. Audiences were also largely unimpressed, contributing to its box office underperformance. It is often considered one of Eastwood's weaker films from the period.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film struggles with a weak script and uninspired comedic set pieces.

  • Clint Eastwood's performance is seen as going through the motions.

  • Bernadette Peters is praised for her energy but cannot salvage the film.

Google audience: Audience reviews indicate a mixed reception, with some finding the car chase sequences entertaining and Bernadette Peters' performance enjoyable. However, many viewers found the plot to be thin and the overall humor to be lacking, leading to disappointment.

Fun Fact

The pink 1959 Cadillac Eldorado convertible used in the film was a real car belonging to a fan of Clint Eastwood's, who was a regular at the diner where the production team often ate.

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2 reviews
Andre Gonzales

Andre Gonzales

Old school movie classic. It's crazy to see how times have changed since then. It's worth a watch when you can't find anything.

r96sk

r96sk

Enjoyable stuff. I could've perhaps done without the lead characters going the predictable way, but all in all I found this 1989 film featuring Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters to be entertaining. Eastwood and Peters are very good re...