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Fire Sale

Play trailer Poster for Fire Sale PG,  1977,  1h 28m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Benny (Vincent Gardenia) owns a department store that is approaching bankruptcy. As he prepares to go on vacation, Benny concocts a scheme to solve his financial problems: He'll get his mentally ill brother-in-law (Sid Caesar) to burn down the store and then he'll collect the insurance money. Meanwhile, Benny leaves his sons, Ezra (Alan Arkin) and Russell (Rob Reiner), in charge of the store. When they discover the money problems, his sons come up with their own solution, and chaos ensues.

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Romola Costantino The Sun-Herald (Australia) Oct 27, 2021
This outrageous absurdity has its moments, although one needs a strong stomach for some of the sick jokes. Go to Full Review
Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press Oct 25, 2019
Fire Sale is comedy, but with so many errors it's hard to know where to begin. Go to Full Review
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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

Kay Medford

Ruth Fikus

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Fire Sale

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Movie Info

Synopsis Benny (Vincent Gardenia) owns a department store that is approaching bankruptcy. As he prepares to go on vacation, Benny concocts a scheme to solve his financial problems: He'll get his mentally ill brother-in-law (Sid Caesar) to burn down the store and then he'll collect the insurance money. Meanwhile, Benny leaves his sons, Ezra (Alan Arkin) and Russell (Rob Reiner), in charge of the store. When they discover the money problems, his sons come up with their own solution, and chaos ensues.
Director
Alan Arkin
Producer
Marvin Worth
Screenwriter
Robert Klane
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 2, 2015
Runtime
1h 28m
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