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Fire Sale (film) Fire Sale. (film) Fire Sale is a 1977 American comedy film starring Alan Arkin (who also directed) as Ezra Fikus, Rob Reiner as his brother Russell, Vincent Gardenia as their father Benny, Sid Caesar as Benny's brother Sherman, Anjanette Comer as Marion (Ezra's wife), and Kay Medford as Ruth (Benny's wife).
- $1.5 million
- Marvin Worth
Brief Synopsis. 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 ...
- Alan Arkin, Max Kleven
- Alan Arkin
Fire Sale (1977) Fire Sale (1977) Fire Sale (1977) Fire Sale (1977) Fire Sale (1977) View more photos Movie Info. Synopsis Benny (Vincent Gardenia) owns a department store that is approaching ...
- Alan Arkin
- Comedy
- Alan Arkin
Jun 2, 2015 · Sid Caesar, Alan Arkin, and Rob Reiner lead an all-star comedy about Benny Fikus, a department store owner, on the verge of bankruptcy. Benny (Vincent Gardenia) comes up with a scheme to have his friend Sherman burn his business down, to collect the insurance money.
- (53)
- Fox Cinema Archive
- $19.99
- DVD
Fire Sale is the great Alan Arkin’s laughless and incompetently directed comedy about a highly dysfunctional Jewish family whose patriarch's clothing store is at risk of going out of business. Broad, broad, broad, and loud, loud, loud, with genuinely offensive and idiotic humor abounding (the proposed title was, appallingly, “Jewish ...
- Alan Arkin
- 20th Century Fox
Original Language English. Budget $1,500,000.00. Revenue -. 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 ...
Fire Sale plot "The Fikus Family: They're Not Roasted. They're Not Salted. They're Just Plain Nuts." Benny (Vincent Gardenia) and his wife get ready to travel to Florida. Benny still needs someone to look after his shop while he's gone. Although he doesn't think much of him, Benny transfers his responsibility to his son Russell (Rob Reiner).
