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Genres
Comedy
Overview
A journalist suffering from burn-out wants to finally say goodbye to his office – but his boss doesn’t like the idea one bit.
Details
Budget
$4000000
Revenue
$0
Runtime
105 min
Release Date
1974-11-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
358
Vote Average
7.293
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jack Lemmon
Hildebrand Johnson
Walter Matthau
Walter Burns
Susan Sarandon
Peggy Grant
Vincent Gardenia
Sheriff
David Wayne
Roy Bensinger
Allen Garfield
Kruger
Austin Pendleton
Earl Williams
Charles Durning
Murphy
Herb Edelman
Schwartz
Martin Gabel
Dr. Max J. Eggelhofer
Harold Gould
Mayor
Cliff Osmond
Officer Jacobi
Dick O'Neill
McHugh
Jon Korkes
Rudy Keppler
Carol Burnett
Mollie Malloy
Paul Benedict
Plunkett
Allen Jenkins
Telegrapher
Barbara Davis
Myrtle
Biff Elliot
Police Dispatcher
Lou Frizzell
Endicott
Doro Merande
Jennie
Noam Pitlik
Wilson
Joshua Shelley
Cab Driver
John Furlong
Duffy
Leonard Bremen
Butch
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