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Pink Cadillac (1989)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 7/06

7/06: You've got to give it up for Clint Eastwood because he knows how to make a fun cult flick.

I love Bernadette Peters in Pink Cadillac, and she's awesome. What I like the most is it's very down to earth. However, I won't label it a comedy; it's more of a semi-drama picture.

Of course, the story is strange to believe. Take Clint Eastwood's character, he's supposed to track down the lady and take her in as a fugitive from justice. Yet he somehow forgets to do his job, or rather, the story forgets itself and goes into another direction.

Regardless, the action, the pace, and the acting are excellent. Geoffrey Lewis needs to tone it down a notch because when he tries to be more than himself, it doesn't work. There's one scene that absolutely cracks me up, and it's when Clint Eastwood was in a redneck bar and impersonated some dude named Will Van Slyke. A guy slapping Clint Eastwood's back and forcing him to elicit a face reaction after his mouth had been stuffed with gobs of tobacco, is also humorous.

All in all, Pink Cadillac is an offbeat, kooky cult picture.

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