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53% Critic Match
Fire Sale
“The Fikus Family: They're Not Roasted. They're Not Salted. They're Just Plain Nuts.”
5.3 / 10• 1977• 1h 28m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
Benny and his wife Ruthie are getting set to drive down to Florida, but Benny needs someone to look after his department store while he's gone. Though he doesn't think much of him, Benny hands the responsibility over to his son, Russell. While Russell 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
Alan Arkin
Ezra Fikus
Lead
Rob Reiner
Russel Fikus
Vincent Gardenia
Benny Fikus
Anjanette Comer
Marion Fikus
Kay Medford
Ruth Fikus
BD
Barbara Dana
Virginia
Sid Caesar
Sherman
Alex Rocco
Al
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alan Arkin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fire Sale is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
