The Survivors
“Once they declare war on each other, watch out. You could die laughing.”
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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Cast
27 people
Robin Williams
Donald Quinelle
Known for
Dead Poets Society
Jumanji
Walter Matthau
Sonny Paluso
Known for
Dennis the Menace
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Jerry Reed
Jack Locke
Known for
The Waterboy
Smokey and the Bandit
James Wainwright
Wes Huntley
Known for
Joe Kidd
Killdozer
Kristen Vigard
Candice Paluso
Known for
The Black Stallion
Joseph Carberry
Detective Matt Burke
Known for
Missing in Action
Vigilante
John Goodman
Commando
Known for
Monsters, Inc.
10 Cloverfield Lane
Anne Pitoniak
Betty
Known for
Agnes of God
Best Seller
Bernard Barrow
TV station manager
Known for
Rachel, Rachel
Marian Hailey
Jack's Wife
Also in
Harvey
Jenny
Skipp Lynch
Wiley
Known for
Blue Steel
Annie McEnroe
Doreen
Known for
Beetlejuice
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
Michael Ritchie Director · Michael J. Leeson Writer Paul Chihara Composer
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $15M · United States release June 24, 1983
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Rastar Productions
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
Rastar Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Netherlands · June 24, 1983
Premiere
United States · June 24, 1983
Theatrical
France
January 16, 1986 · Theatrical
Germany
May 3, 2002 · Physical
Greece
October 5, 1983 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 24, 1983 · Theatrical
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