Rotten
It's a bland piece of merchandise.
Time Out
The Survivors
Once they declare war on each other, watch out. You could die laughing.
1983 · 1h 43m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Michael Ritchie
Overview
Having both lost their jobs, two strangers become unlikely friends after a run in with a would be robber, who is actually a hitman with a grudge against the two.
Director and cast
- Michael Ritchie Director
- Robin Williams as Donald Quinelle
- Walter Matthau as Sonny Paluso
- Jerry Reed as Jack Locke
- James Wainwright as Wes Huntley
- Kristen Vigard as Candice Paluso
- Joseph Carberry as Detective Matt Burke
- John Goodman as Commando
- Anne Pitoniak as Betty
- Bernard Barrow as TV station manager
- Marian Hailey as Jack's Wife
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
9%
Tomatometer
Rotten
An aimless, unfocused social comedy, The Survivors misfires on just about every level.
Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten
It's an aimless, self-indulgent, confusing comedy that never comes to grips with its material.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
No one seems to have paid any attention to the screenplay or to have considered the awful truth that Mr. Matthau and Mr. Williams, each performers of great charm, don't play together very well.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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