In some ways the Preppers of today started around 1980 with trying to survive 10% unemployment and we called ourselves Survivalists. Now people are trying to financially survive Trump and Musk instead. I wonder what preppers will be called in this Musk and Trump era?
I was never really into guns even though my Grandfather was an avid hunter and hunted Bears and Elk and Deer and everything else in Washington and other western States. He was from Kansas and started out as a baseball player. He was born in the 1870s I think and past away around Fall of 1970 when I was 22 years old. My father taught me to hunt Jackrabbits but he also taught me to be a Lacto-Ovo vegetarian which means you are vegetarian but you also eat Eggs and Milk products too like Cheese.
So, why would I need to hunt?
Maybe they expected me to shoot in a war or something?
The 1950s were pretty crazy after World war II. Many people PTSD Crazy and dangerous who killed their families or themselves or neighbors, but mostly themselves through alcohol or cars or planes or motorcycles or whatever.
Anyway, this is a really funny movie and reminds me a lot of how people were still in the early 1980s.
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The Survivors (1983 film)
| The Survivors | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Michael Ritchie |
| Written by | Michael Leeson Jonathan Reynolds (uncredited) |
| Produced by | William Sackheim |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Billy Williams |
| Edited by | Richard A. Harris |
| Music by | Paul Chihara |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $15 million |
| Box office | $14 million |
The Survivors is a 1983 American comedy film directed by Michael Ritchie. It stars Walter Matthau and Robin Williams, with supporting roles by Jerry Reed, Kristen Vigard and James Wainwright.
Plot
The story focuses on two beleaguered New Yorkers: Donald Quinelle, a simple office worker who is fired from his job, and Sonny Paluso, a gas station owner whose station accidentally explodes. The two men meet in a restaurant that is robbed by a man in a ski mask. Donald is shot, but Sonny gets a good look at the man. Donald is interviewed by the news, and inadvertently reveals Sonny's identity. That night, the robber (named Jack Locke) visits Sonny's house to kill him and his teenage daughter, Candice, but Donald saves them. Sonny and Donald take Jack to the police at gunpoint.
Donald has become paranoid and convinced of the imminent collapse of society. He buys several guns, leaves his girlfriend, and goes to a Vermont "survival camp" led by a man named Wes. Jack is released from jail. Sonny tries to reason with him, and Jack agrees to leave Donald and Sonny alone if they say nothing to the police. Sonny and Candice go up to the camp to tell Donald of the deal. Donald, however, is so confident of his ability to face danger that he taunts Jack into coming up to the camp for a final showdown.
Donald has become a killing machine, due to Wes's teachings. He and Jack do battle, which ends in a draw. With the whole group in the same cabin, the other campers surround it in an attempt to kill Jack. Sonny, Candice, Jack and Donald escape in Sonny's car. The bloodthirsty campers give chase, but give up when Sonny exposes Wes as a rich businessman whose camp is a fraud. The foursome head home. Donald exits the car and has a breakdown, realizing how much he has lost. Sonny tries to comfort him. The two walk back to the car as friends.
Cast
- Walter Matthau as Sonny Paluso
- Robin Williams as Donald Quinelle
- Jerry Reed as Jack Locke
- Kristen Vigard as Candace Paluso
- James Wainwright as Wes Huntley
- Skipp Lynch as Wiley
- Annie McEnroe as Doreen
- John Goodman as Commando
- Marian Hailey as Mrs. Locke
- Joseph Carberry as Detective Matt Burke
- Meg Mundy as Mace Lover
- Marilyn Cooper as Waitress
Reception
The film did not garner many positive reviews, scoring a 9% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 11 reviews.[1]
Pauline Kael's review in The New Yorker:
The banner line on the ad says 'Once they declare war on each other, watch out. You could die laughing.' The Survivors isn't about two men declaring war on each other; it's about two New Yorkers without anything in common who become friends. The advertisers probably didn't know what to do with it because it's a comedy for grownups. There's a lot of unconventional humour in the writing by Michael Leeson. Robin Williams' work transcends the film's flaws. He acts with an emotional purity that I can't pretend to understand. A lot of the comedy comes from his being a grownup with this ranting little kid inside him. Walter Matthau gives a quiet, old pro's performance.[2]
References
External links
- 1983 films
- 1983 comedy films
- American comedy films
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films directed by Michael Ritchie
- Films scored by Paul Chihara
- Films set in New York (state)
- Films shot in New York (state)
- Films set in New York City
- Films shot in New York City
- Films set in Vermont
- Films shot in Vermont
- 1980s English-language films
- 1980s American films
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