Fire Sale
The Fikus Family: They're Not Roasted. They're Not Salted. They're Just Plain Nuts.
1977 | 88m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Alan Arkin |
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| Writer: | Robert Klane |
| Staring: |
| 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 parents, he's better off than his brother, Ezra, whom Benny has gone so far as to disown. Ezra is currently battling with his work (coach of a high school basketball team that hasn't won in ages) and his wife (who keeps nagging him that she wants to have a baby as soon as possible) at the same time. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 09, 1977 |
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| Director: | Alan Arkin |
| Writer: | Robert Klane |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | fire, insurance fraud, vacation, arson, insurance |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Marvin Worth Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Alan Arkin | Ezra Fikus |
| Rob Reiner | Russel Fikus |
| Vincent Gardenia | Benny Fikus |
| Anjanette Comer | Marion Fikus |
| Kay Medford | Ruth Fikus |
| Barbara Dana | Virginia |
| Sid Caesar | Sherman |
| Alex Rocco | Al |
| Byron Stewart | Captain |
| Oliver Clark | Mr. Blossom |
| William Bogert | Insurance Doctor |
| Richard Libertini | Painter |
| MacIntyre Dixon | Painter |
| John Batiste | M.D. #1 |
| Augusta Dabney | Mrs. Cooper |
| Don Keefer | Banker |
| John Horn | Louis |
| Sally Marr | Jackie |
| Speedy Zapata | Janitor |
| Sellon Kimelle | Nurse |
| Selma Archerd | Ellie |
| Alan Oliney | Cop |
| Mickey Gilbert | Fireman |
| Viola Harris | Helen |
| Raven Grey Eagle | Visitor (uncredited) |
| Bob Harks | Doctor (uncredited) |
| John Hatfield | Stoned Van Passenger (uncredited) |
| Bill Henderson | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| John Hudkins | Wheelchair Patient (uncredited) |
| Bob Leslie | Van Driver (uncredited) |
| Allen G. Norman | High School Student (uncredited) |
| William Prince | Mr. Cooper (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alan Arkin | Director |
| Richard Halsey | Editor |
| Ralph Woolsey | Director of Photography |
| Dave Grusin | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Klane | Screenplay, Novel |
| Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Mike Fenton | Casting |
| James H. Spencer | Production Design |
| Dennis W. Peeples | Set Decoration |
| Dione Taylor | Hairdresser |
| Peter V. Herald | Production Manager |
| Norman A. Burza | Costume Design |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Artist |
| Max Kleven | Second Unit Director |
| Lester Hoyle | Script Supervisor |
| Thomas Lofaro | Assistant Director |
| Edward D. Markley | Second Assistant Director |
| Bruce Satterlee | Second Assistant Director |
| Sidney H. Greenwood | Property Master |
| William Hartman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Lynette Bernay | Costume Design |
| Don J. Bassman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Richard Sperber | Sound Effects Editor |
| John R. Harris | Music Editor |
| Richard Wagner | Sound Mixer |
| Godfrey Marks | Dialogue Editor |
| Richard Fetterman | Assistant Editor |
| Logan Frazee | Special Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marvin Worth | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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