''Girl in the Cadillac'' is a

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film released in 1995. The film stars

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and

William McNamara William West McNamara (born March 31, 1965) is an American film and television actor. Personal life Born in Dallas, Texas, McNamara is the son of a Ford Motor Company employee and an interior designer. He attended Salisbury School, Columbia Un ...

Film synopsis

A woman called Mandy (Eleniak) runs away from her home. At a bus station she meets Rick (McNamara), who takes her with him to a rendezvous with a pair of

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s. After listening to their plan, Mandy agrees to drive the

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for $5,000, when they convince her everything will go smoothly. However, the robbery goes awry resulting in several bank employees killed, and Mandy flees with Rick and $75,000. As a result, she is chased by the police and the other two robbers. During their escape, Mandy and Rick buy a red

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convertible. Ultimately, she decides she wants to give the money back, but Rick disagrees.

Filming

The film was shot in locations in

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and

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, and

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Cast

as Mandy *

as Rick * Michael Lerner as Pal *

Bud Cort Walter Edward Cox, known professionally as Bud Cort, is an American actor and comedian, known for his portrayals of Harold in Hal Ashby's film ''Harold and Maude'' (1971) and the eponymous hero in Robert Altman's film '' Brewster McCloud'' (19 ...

as Bud *

Valerie Perrine Valerie Ritchie Perrine (born September 3, 1943) is an American actress. For her role as Honey Bruce in the 1974 film '' Lenny'', she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles, the Cannes Film Festival Award for Be ...

as Tilly *

William Shockley William Bradford Shockley Jr. (February 13, 1910 – August 12, 1989) was an American physicist and inventor. He was the manager of a research group at Bell Labs that included John Bardeen and Walter Brattain. The three scientists were jointly ...

as Lamar *

Leland Orser Leland Jones Orser (born August 6, 1960) is an American actor. He has appeared in numerous film and television roles, notably as Lucien Dubenko in the television series '' ER'' (2004–2009) and Sam Gilroy in the '' Taken'' film series (2008–20 ...

as Used car salesman

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* *{{Rotten Tomatoes, girl_in_the_cadillac 1995 films Films based on works by James M. Cain 1990s English-language films Films scored by Anton Sanko