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Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.
Theatrical
Feb 10, 1978
Box Office
$6.5M
Budget
$1.7M
Return
3.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 8, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Robin French, Don Guest, David Nichols
Music
Studio
TAT Communications Company, Universal Pictures
Quotes
See all →Questioning the Essence of the American Dream
Taglines
Whatever became of the "American Dream"?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Corporate Impact on Workers' Lives
Taglines
The company builds cars and destroys men
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →R
Richard Pryor
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
H
Harvey Keitel
Jerry Bartowski
Y
Yaphet Kotto
Sam 'Smokey' James
E
Ed Begley Jr.
Bobby Joe
H
Harry Bellaver
Eddie Johnson
G
George Memmoli
Jenkins
L
Lucy Saroyan
Arlene Bartowski
L
Lane Smith
Clarence Hill
C
Cliff DeYoung
John Burrows
B
Borah Silver
Dogshit Miller
C
Chip Fields
Caroline Brown
H
Harry Northup
Hank
L
Leonard Gaines
I.R.S. Man
M
Milton Selzer
Sumabitch
S
Sammy Warren
Barney
J
Jimmy Martinez
Charlie T. Hernandez
D
Denny Arnold
Unshaven Thug
R
Rock Riddle
Blond Thug
S
Steve Butts
Bob Bartowski
S
Stephen P. Dunn
Flannigan
