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- The Survivors is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. It stars Walter Matthau and Robin Williams, with supporting roles by Jerry Reed, Kristen Vigard and James Wainwright.
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The Survivors is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. It stars Walter Matthau and Robin Williams, with supporting roles by Jerry Reed, Kristen Vigard and James Wainwright.
When Sonny Paluso's (Walter Matthau) gas station is blown up and Donald Quinelle (Robin Williams) loses his cushy executive job, the two men meet on the unemployment line. Demoralized by how long...
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- Michael Ritchie
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- Walter Matthau
With Walter Matthau, Robin Williams, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright. Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Michael Ritchie
- 1983-06-22
One of the reasons it’s a mess is that it doesn’t know whether to be a human comedy or a slapstick, satirical comedy. The first approach would have involved creating plausible characters and plugging them into a comic situation.
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The story focuses on two beleaguered New Yorkers who appear fated to meet and profoundly affect each other's lives, becoming friends through adversity. Donald Quinelle is a stereotypical young urban professional who has risen to upper management in a nondescript company, when he is suddenly fired from his job due to a surprise corporate "reorganiza...
Jerry Reedas Jack LockeKristen Vigardas Candace PalusoThe film did not garner many good reviews, scoring only a 9% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews. Many felt that Robin Williams and Walter Matthau's style of humor did not mesh well together. An exception to the negative critical tide was the review that Pauline Kael gave the film in The New Yorker.
The Survivors is not a great comedy, but it is a very good treatise on how people prone to excessive armament are plagued by fear and insecurity. Robin Williams' arc from mild-mannered middle-management to enraged survivalist fanatic is well-won.
The Survivors. A 1983 American comedy Buddy Picture directed by Michael Ritchie, which follows two men (Walter Matthau and Robin Williams) who become friends after losing their jobs and while being chased by a hitman (Jerry Reed).
