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Towing (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Towing' (also titled 'Who Stole My Wheels? ' and 'Garage Girls') is a 1978 American comedy film written and directed by Maura Smith and starring Jennifer Ashley, Bobby Di Cicco and Sue Lyon.
Cast
*Sue Lyon as Lynn
*Jennifer Ashley as Jean
*Bobby Di Cicco as Tony
*J. J. Johnston as Butch
*Joe Mantegna as Chris
*Mike Nussbaum as Phil
*Audrie J. Neenan as Irate Lady
*Don DePollo as Pizza Man
*Steven Kampmann as Irate Man
Production
According to Joe Mantegna, David Mamet wrote some scenes for the film which never made it in the final product and was paid $200 for his work.
The film was shot in Chicago.
Reception
Richard Christiansen of the 'Chicago Tribune' awarded the film one star and wrote, "But the movie as a whole is so loosely organized and so quirkily edited that none of it makes much sense; and its ending, with a joke involving the late Mayor Richard J. Daley, is sadly outdated."
Roger Ebert awarded the film one and a half stars.
References
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