The Survivors (1983)
Directed by Michael Ritchie
Genres - Comedy, Drama, Crime |
Sub-Genres - Comedy of Manners |
Release Date - Jun 22, 1983 (USA - Unknown), Jun 24, 1983 (USA) |
Run Time - 102 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Michael Betzold
Director Michael Ritchie spoofs survivalists in this rambling black comedy. Donald Quinelle (Robin Williams) is a successful young executive who is called to his boss' office one morning and is fired by a parrot sitting in the CEO's chair -- a method the company uses to axe high-powered execs. Donald meets Sonny Paluso (Walter Matthau), a former gas station owner who is out of work because his business was blown up. At a diner, the two newfound friends witness a robbery and catch sight of the perpetrator, Jerry Reed (Jack Locke). Reed is a mob hit man who swears to kill the two men who saw him commit the crime. Donald, formerly afraid of weapons, becomes obsessed with guns as a way to protect himself from the mob. He enrolls in a survivalist training school in the mountains of Vermont.
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criminal, hitman, executive, friendship, gangster, on-the-run, pursuit, robbery, survivalist, training, unemployment, witness