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Towing

  • 1978
  • PG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
130
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Towing (1978)
Comedy

An unscrupulous towing company picks up perfectly fine cars and impounds them. It's up to two bar maids to try and stop them.An unscrupulous towing company picks up perfectly fine cars and impounds them. It's up to two bar maids to try and stop them.An unscrupulous towing company picks up perfectly fine cars and impounds them. It's up to two bar maids to try and stop them.

  • Director
    • Maura Smith
  • Writer
    • Maura Smith
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Ashley
    • Sue Lyon
    • Bobby Di Cicco
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    130
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maura Smith
    • Writer
      • Maura Smith
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Ashley
      • Sue Lyon
      • Bobby Di Cicco
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Jennifer Ashley
    • Jean
    Sue Lyon
    Sue Lyon
    • Lynn
    Bobby Di Cicco
    Bobby Di Cicco
    • Tony
    Joe Mantegna
    Joe Mantegna
    • Chris
    J.J. Johnston
    J.J. Johnston
    • Butch
    Audrie Neenan
    Audrie Neenan
    • Irate Lady
    • (as Audrie J. Neenan)
    Steven Kampmann
    • Irate Man
    Don DePollo
    • Pizza Man
    Nan Mason
    • Nan
    Mike Nussbaum
    Mike Nussbaum
    • Phil
    Dennis Franz
    Dennis Franz
    • Al
    Susanne Smith
    • Lois
    Gordon Sinclair
    • Sammy
    Steve Wysocki
    • Bruno
    Homer Jones
    • Moe
    Marvin Corman
    • Druggist
    F.A. Smith Sr.
    • Man with Gun
    Joe Brown
    • Man in Men's Room
    • Director
      • Maura Smith
    • Writer
      • Maura Smith
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    3pjmartinau-40548

    Dreadful music, hairstyles and fashion of the 1970s

    This film is hilariously bad and has acting so wooden, it belongs in the saw mill. But it also had some unforgettable lines.

    There are about 3 or 4 songs in this film that are played and played to death throughout. It's the kind of music that did not stand the test of time. I guess it was made on a shoestring budget.

    Parts of the film make absolutely no sense. Such as a lighthearted scene that switches to a completely serious melodramatic scene a few seconds later where the girl looks morbidly depressed while the music playing in the background sings, "...you're only a moment..." Then it switches back to the comical movie it's supposed to be.

    The film is badly edited with scenes repeating themselves later on in the film. Much of a film seems to be at night time (for no justifiable reason) or at day time in really poor lighting. Maybe it was filmed in Alaska.
    2Uriah43

    Extremely Boring

    This film is set in Chicago, where a tow truck company owned by "Butch" (J. J. Johnston) abuses his authority by having employees haul away cars parked illegally for extremely limited periods, then charging outrageous fees for their return. Unsurprisingly, this upsets most affected people; however, since they rely on their automobiles, they generally pay the fee regardless. However, things begin to change when two young women named "Jean" (Jennifer Ashley) and "Lynn" (Sue Lyon) investigate further and uncover the truth about the entire operation. With the help of their boyfriends, "Tony" (Bobby Di Cicco) and "Chris" (Joe Mantegna), these two women decide to fight back. Rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this movie is a rather bland, low-budget comedy that suffers from a poor script, awful background music, and a lack of a cohesive plot. Quite frankly, I found this film to be boring overall, and I have rated it accordingly.

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    • Trivia
      Shot in twenty days in the fall of 1976.
    • Soundtracks
      Gimme Gimme
      Music by Eric Hochberg

      Lyrics by Dick Westerschulte (as Richard Westerschulte)

      Performed by Nan Mason

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1978 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fun Girls
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Sibling Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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