Question 1

What real-life connection did Rodney Dangerfield have to the film's subject matter?

Accepted Answer

Rodney Dangerfield was a real aluminum siding salesman investigated by the FBI for fraudulent sales practices, making him a real-life 'tin man'.

Question 2

Which Baltimore location used in the film had personal significance for Barry Levinson?

Accepted Answer

The exterior for the Life Magazine scam scene was filmed at Levinson's childhood home at 4211 Springdale Avenue in Baltimore.

Question 3

What minor incident sparks the main conflict between the two salesmen?

Accepted Answer

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

Question 4

Which actor reprised their character from Barry Levinson's earlier film Diner?

Accepted Answer

Michael Tucker played the same character of Bagel that he had portrayed in Barry Levinson's earlier film Diner (1982).

Question 5

Where does Tin Men fall in Barry Levinson's series of Baltimore films?

Accepted Answer

Tin Men is the second film in Levinson's series of four 'Baltimore Films,' following Diner (1982) and preceding Avalon (1990) and Liberty Heights (1999).

Question 6

Which real-life comedian was investigated by the FBI as an aluminum siding salesman before his comedy career?

Accepted Answer

Rodney Dangerfield was investigated by the FBI for unethical, fraudulent aluminum siding sales practices under his birth name Jake Cohen and stage name Jack Roy.

Question 7

What personal connection did director Barry Levinson have to the house used in the Life Magazine scam scene?

Accepted Answer

The exterior for the Life Magazine scam scene was filmed at Levinson's childhood home at 4211 Springdale Avenue in Baltimore.

Question 8

Which actor reprised their character from Barry Levinson's earlier film Diner in Tin Men?

Accepted Answer

Michael Tucker played the same character of Bagel that he had portrayed in Levinson's earlier film Diner (1982).

Question 9

What minor incident sparks the escalating rivalry between the two main characters?

Accepted Answer

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

Question 10

Which actor appears in every Barry Levinson film from Diner to Liberty Heights?

Accepted Answer

Ralph Tabakin (who plays Mr. Hudson) has appeared in every Levinson picture from Diner (1982) to Liberty Heights (1999).

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