# The Survivors (1983)

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**Runtime**: 103 min
**Genres**: Drama, Comedy
**Directed by**: Michael Ritchie
**Written by**: Michael J. Leeson
**Starring**: Robin Williams, Walter Matthau, Jerry Reed, James Wainwright, Kristen Vigard, Joseph Carberry

> *Once they declare war on each other, watch out. You could die laughing.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

An unemployed odd-couple stumbles into an assassination subplot. After a grocery parking-lot scare they grudgingly team up with a trigger-happy maniac. Their shared unemployment now looks like the best alibi money can’t buy.

**Mood tags**: outsider, pitch-black, playful

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