Fire Sale
Brief Synopsis
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Benny and his wife Ruthie a getting set to drive down to Florida, but Benny needs someone to look after his store while he's gone. Though he doesn't think much of him, Benny hands the responsibility over to his son, Russel. While Russel doesn't get much respect from his parents, he's better off than his brother, Ezra, whom Benny has gone so far as to disown. Ezra is currently battling with his work (coach of a high school basketball team that hasn't won in ages) and his wife (who keeps nagging him that she wants to have a baby as soon as possible) at the same time.
Cast & Crew
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Alan Arkin
Director
Alan Arkin
Ezra Fikus
Rob Reiner
Russel Fikus
Vincent Gardenia
Benny Fikus
Anjanette Comer
Marion Fikus
Barbara Dana
Virginia
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1977
Production Company
20th Century Fox
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (DeLuxe)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Synopsis
Benny Fikus owns a department store that is not doing well. To enact his desperate plan to burn the store down and collect the insurance money, Benny convinces his brother-in-law Zabbar that the place is a stronghold for Nazis in the hope that Zabbar will take matters into his own hands. Other family matters involve Benny's brother Ezra, who coaches a losing basketball team and whose wife wants a child. So Ezra attempts to solve both problems by adopting a teenager who is good at shooting hoops.
Cast
Alan Arkin
Ezra Fikus
Rob Reiner
Russel Fikus
Vincent Gardenia
Benny Fikus
Anjanette Comer
Marion Fikus
Barbara Dana
Virginia
Sid Caesar
Sherman
Alex Rocco
Al
Byron Stewart
Captain
Marvin Worth
Lawyer
Kay Medford
Oliver Clark
Richard Libertini
Macintyre Dixon
Augusta Dabney
Don Keefer
Bill Henderson
John Horn
Sally K Marr
Speedy Zapata
Kimelle Anderson
Bob Leslie
John Hudkins
Viola Harris
Crew
Don Bassman
Sound Rerecording Mixer
Lynette Bernay
Wardrobe
Lynette Bernay
Costumes
Norman Burza
Wardrobe
Norman Burza
Costumes
Dave Grusin
Music
Richard Halsey
Editor
Robert Klane
Screenwriter
Robert Klane
Source Material (From Novel)
Tom Lofaro
Assistant Director
Dennis Peeples
Set Decorator
James Spencer
Production Designer
Richard J Wagner
Sound Recording Mixer
Ralph Woolsey
Other
Ralph Woolsey
Director Of Photography
Marvin Worth
Producer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1977
Production Company
20th Century Fox
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox; 20th Century Fox Distribution
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 28m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (DeLuxe)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1977
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1977
