David Potter, owner of a small town weekly newspaper, decides to get a more secure job. Despite his wife's misgivings, he applies to be a publicity writer at the mammoth Ilium Works. Although shaken at seeing how the company immediately plans out his entire career, he accepts the position. He is then given his first assignment, recording the capture of a deer that has slipped onto the grounds of the Works.
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Dennis Dugan
David Potter
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Gordon Jump
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Brent Maddock
Ron Underwood
John Debney
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Richard Kline
Mr. Dilling
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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S. S. Wilson
Bill Walker
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Bob Basso
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Roy Underwood Director · Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Story
Budget $50K · United States release January 1, 1980 · Produced in United States
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$50,000
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Barr Films
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1980
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