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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Adult Humor Movie Release: 1983 DVD Release: 04/23/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 12 Genres: Comedy, Comedy of Manners

Director Michael Ritchie spoofs survivalists in this rambling black comedy. Donald Quinelle (Robin Williams) is a successful young executive who is called to his boss' office one morning and is fired by a parrot sitting in the CEO's chair -- a method the company uses to axe high-powered execs. Donald meets Sonny Paluso (Walter Matthau), a former gas station owner who is out of work because his business was blown up. At a diner, the two newfound friends witness a robbery and catch sight of the perpetrator, Jerry Reed (Jack Locke). Reed is a mob hit man who swears to kill the two men who saw him commit the crime. Donald, formerly afraid of weapons, becomes obsessed with guns as a way to protect himself from the mob. He enrolls in a survivalist training school in the mountains of Vermont. ~ Michael Betzold, All Movie Guide

Walter Matthau - Sonny Paluso
Robin Williams - Donald Quinelle
Jerry Reed - Jack Locke
James Wainwright - Wes Huntley
Kristen Vigard - Candice Paluso
John Goodman - Commando

Robin Williams and Walter Matthau team up in the Michael Ritchie comedy The Survivors, which comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. English and French soundtracks are rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Thai subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer. This is a solid, if unspectacular release from ColumbiaTriStar. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide