On This Day: March 6 1987 Tin Men Premiered in Theaters

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Mar 6, 2025

Pete

Mr. Eighties

Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: March 6 1987 Tin Men Premiered in Theaters.

On this day March 6 1987 the comedy-drama film Tin Men premiered in theaters. Directed by Barry Levinson the film starred Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito as two rival aluminum siding salesmen in 1960s Baltimore whose feud spirals out of control. Barbara Hershey played a pivotal role as the woman caught in the middle of their bitter competition.

Tin Men was praised for its sharp writing witty dialogue and strong performances capturing the cutthroat world of door-to-door sales with humor...

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