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DVD Release Date
• R1: Oct 25, 2005
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
1 hour, 40 minutes
Country USA
Studio Paramount
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Other Titles
• Rettet den Tiger! (1973)
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Genre: Drama, Suspense, Scams And Cons, Psychodrama, Infidelity, Prostitution
Tagline: Juggle the books. Set fire to the factory. Supply women for the clients. Harry Stoner will do anything to get one more season.
Plot: Director John G. Avildsen's SAVE THE TIGER is a complex character study of businessman Harry Stoner (Jack Lemmon), the CEO of a once-successful clothing company in 1970s Los Angeles. He and his business partner, Phil Greene (the great Jack Gilford), have seen better days--their company is failing, and on the eve of an important fashion show, they must make a decision about its future. Harry believes that the only way out of their financial crisis is arson and must face the possibility of that immoral decision while trying to convince Phil that it's truly the only way out. A sleazy wheeler and dealer, Harry's not above such things as pimping for his important clients, cheating on his taxes, and running his business by the seat of his pants. But above all, Harry's suffering from a midlife crisis and pining for the bygone days of his childhood, when--he believes--things were simpler and more clear-cut. Now residing in the lap of luxury, he struggles to maintain his lifestyle without losing his sense of self. As he wanders the city of Los Angeles in a daze, he meets a young hitchhiking hippie (Laurie Heineman) whom he spends the night with, but even this doesn't seem to recapture his youth. Struggling with his personal demons and the future of his business, Harry has to make a
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| Cast |
Jack Lemmon
Some Like It Hot, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Apartment |
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Planet of the Apes, Diamonds Are Forever, Bloodsport | Patricia Smith
The Spirit of St. Louis, Who Will Love My Children?, Into Thin Air | Thayer David
Rocky, Little Big Man, Journey to the Center of the Earth | | |
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Marvin Hamlisch
Three Men and a Baby, Ordinary People, The Spy Who Loved Me |
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