Expert: Barbara L. Baker - 7/8/2004

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all i have to go on, is an old guy in a car with friends being chased, the old guy says "what he say what he say" an other guy says " we're gonna die" old guy then says "call god make a deal, make a deal"its not much i know , the old guy i think was hard of hearing , and this made the film funny. thanks if you can help..... peter

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Peter:  I've done a search, but haven't yet come up with anything definitive based on this limited information (including a search of movie quotations).  This situation could be part of several comedy films.  I'm not sure I can provide a better answer without more information.  Maybe you can answer some or all of the following questions:

1.  Did you see this on tv or in the theatre?  If on tv, was it perhaps a made-for-tv movie or show? tv movie

2.  Is it a fairly recent film or an older one?  When did you see it?  Can you provide a rough estimate of when it might have been made? old film, approx 20yrs ago...

3.  Is it in black & white or color? colour

4.  Is it an American film, or could it have been made in another country? poss american,

5.  Is the car chase integral to the plot, or just something that happens in the plot? just something that happens.
6.  Are the guys in the car different in other ways beyond age (and maybe one of them deaf)?  Were they the same race?  The same general type or different (for example, in some chase films, there are groups made up of people from different countries).all where the same race i think,the old guy was hard of hearing;this made it so funny...

7. And finally, is there anything else that you recall? Other possible characters, or plot events, or dialogue? Or even costumes, setting, etc.? It needn't be big.i think the old guy was always saying, make a deal , make a deal, with something/one throughout the film. thanks again peter..

Let me know.

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Peter:  Well, I've tried searching several data bases with the updated information you sent me, and I still don't have a definitive answer for you.  There were several films during the 1970s to 1990s that involved older men (who might be hard of hearing) and car chases.  Some were TV movies, others feature films that may have been shown on TV.  Some possibilities I looked at included "Freebie and the Bean" (1974), "Going in Style" (1979), "The In-Laws" (1979), "The End" (1978), and "Carpool" (1983).

If there were two different races involved, "See No Evil" (1989) could be a possibility.  Or, if the film revolved around a car chase, it could also be "Cannonball Run" (1980 or its sequel in 1984), or "Scavenger Hunt" (1979).  But you said it didn't, in both cases, so I assume these could be rejected.

Unfortunately, I can't really say if any of these are the film you are looking for, or if it is some other film from the same general time period.  I'm sorry, but without more plot information, I can't find it.