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Fire Sale

PG 1977 1h 28m Comedy List
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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. Read More Read Less

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Romola Costantino The Sun-Herald (Australia) This outrageous absurdity has its moments, although one needs a strong stomach for some of the sick jokes. Oct 27, 2021 Full Review Ruth Batchelor Los Angeles Free Press Fire Sale is comedy, but with so many errors it's hard to know where to begin. Oct 25, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 2, 2015
Runtime
1h 28m