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The Survivors

Year:

1983

Duration:

103 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

5.8

Director:

Michael Ritchie

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1983-11-25

Filming Locations: Fairlee, Vermont, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $3,044,927 (USA) (26 June 1983)

Gross: $14,000,000 (USA) Related Links

Cast

Actor

Character

Walter Matthau

Sonny Paluso

Robin Williams

Donald Quinelle

Jerry Reed

Jack Locke

James Wainwright

Wes Huntley

Kristen Vigard

Candice Paluso

Annie McEnroe

Doreen

Anne Pitoniak

Betty

Bernard Barrow

TV station manager

Marian Hailey

Jack's Wife

Joseph Carberry

Detective Matt Burke

Skipp Lynch

Wiley

Marilyn Cooper

Waitress

Meg Mundy

Mace Lover

Yudie Bank

Accosted Old Lady

Michael P. Moran

Gun Salesman (as Michael Moran)

Norma Pratt

Armed Little Lady

John De Bello

Salesman (as John DeBello)

Del Hinkley

Wes Man #1

Morgan Upton

Cost-Conscious Survivalist

John Goodman

Commando

Regina David

Nose Biter

Francisco Prado

Illegal Alien

J.B. Waters

Interviewer

Indira Manjrekar

Indian Woman

Tiffany Clark

Marc Stevens

Gary Cobbs

(uncredited)

Jery Hewitt

(uncredited)

William Magerman

Old man in diner (uncredited)

Dennis O'Neill

(uncredited)

Paul Stader

(uncredited)

Mark Robert Sutton

(uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

After the editorial that enrages Donald (Robin Williams) finishes, the television station voice-over announces movies coming up in their schedule - Billy Jack, High Noon, and Mr. Smith Goes To Washington. All three are films that, like The Survivors, deal with one man standing up against many.

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Some movie posters for this picture featured a long preamble that read: "Donald's been fired by his boss' parrot. But he'll survive. He's been robbed with his pant's down. But he'll survive. He's been shot at whilst ordering a cheese Danish. But he'll survive. And now he's armed himself and become a self-made soldier. But he'll survive. Even if it kills him."

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When Sonny Paluso (Walter Matthau) is trying to obtain unemployment benefits, sitting directly over his left shoulder is the bad guy Jack Locke (Jerry Reed) doing the same thing.

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Goofs

When Donald shows his new "Assault Rifle" to his fiancé, he tells her it's "308 caliber with a... *snaps stock open* Folding stock". In fact, it's not. Donald's rifle is actually a Finnish Valmet Model 76 chambered in .223/5.56mm. While the Valmet 76 was available in .308/7.62 NATO, Donald's rifle is clearly, as noted by the size & shape of the magazine, the .223/5.56 model.

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After Sonny starts driving the taxi,and picks Jack up as a fare, you can see what appears to be a person in the back seat of the taxi just after Sonny starts driving.

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When Jack pulls into the survival camp driving a BMW, He sees Donald armed on the sled, so he stops and backs up. The car he is driving when backing up is a Cadillac, not the Bimmer.

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Quotes

Donald Quinelle: Tell me things are gonna work out, Sonny.

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Donald Quinelle: OK, Mr. Honky Mo-Fo... take your best shot!

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Donald: Well, I was nervous.

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