The Survivors

When Walter Matthau and Robin Williams team up as a pair of lovable losers pursued by a psychopathic killer, you can bet that madness and mayhem are not far behind. Donald Quinelle (Williams), a rising sales executive, is sacked by his boss's pet parrot the same day that Sonny Paluso (Matthau) watches his gas go up in flames. Drowning their sorrows at a coffee shop, the two New Yorkers disarm a would-be-bandit, Jake Locke (Jerry Reed), and briefly become media heroes-then quickly learn about the perils of the survival in an insane world. Jack is freed by a bureaucratic slip-up and goes gunning for Sonny and Donald, who discover that their survival depends on their friendship at all costs. The unique blend of Williams' frenzied humour and Matthau's subtle wit makes The Survivors a memorable, hilarious social comedy. © Columbia Pictures