Take This Job and Shove It (1981)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Gus Trikonis

Writers:

Jeffrey Bernini (story) &
Barry Schneider (story) ...

Release Date:

24 April 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The comedy for everyone who's had it up to here...

Plot:

The "Alison Group" has bought four beer breweries in difficulties. The young but rising top manager Franck Macklin is sent to reorganize one of them...

Plot Keywords:

Brewery | Title Based On Song | Iowa | Obscene Finger Gesture | Independent Film

Cast

Robert Hays	...	Frank Macklin
Art Carney	...	Charlie Pickett
Barbara Hershey	...	J.M. Halstead
David Keith	...	Harry Meade
Tim Thomerson	...	Ray Binkowski
Martin Mull	...	Dick Ebersol
Eddie Albert	...	Samuel Ellison
Penelope Milford	...	Lenore Meade
David Allan Coe	...	Mooney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lacy J. Dalton	...	Mrs. Mooney
Royal Dano	...	Beeber
Wally Engelhardt	...	Doomar
Sharon Ernster	...	Doreen
Bruce M. Fischer	...	Jimmy
Virgil Frye	...	Cleach
Mike Genovese	...	Marvin
Mary Pat Hennagir	...	Patricia Ann
James Karen	...	Loomis
Suzanne Kent	...	Charmaine
Brenda King	...	Secretary
Len Lesser	...	Roach
George Lindsey	...	Semitruck Driver
Carole Mallory	...	B-Jo
Stephan Meyers	...	Harry Meade, Jr.
Maire O'Brien	...	Mary
Johnny PayCheck	...	Man with Hamburgers
Joan Prather	...	Madelene
Charlie Rich	...	Hooker
Fran Ryan	...	Mrs. Hinkle
David Selburg	...	Harvard Type
Robert Swan	...	Virgil
Brad Waller	...	Dugan
James Whittle	...	Installer

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Company:

AVCO Embassy Pictures

Trivia:

David Allan Coe, the writer of the country song "Take This Job And Shove It" which inspired the movie appears as Mooney.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Jack Frost (#9.13)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

You Can Count on Beer

Pure Redneck Fun N'More!

Don't anybody get me wrong! This movie is one of the funniest, wildest movies I've seen in my life. And it is a classic with a capital C! Robert Hays of "Airplane" (1980) goes from an idiot who can't fly a plane to a tough but reasonable head brewery chief in "Take This Job And Shove It". And can he get the women here in this movie. Whoo! Barbara Hershey is the hottie to watch for. Lord, if I was Robert Hays' character, I'd be drooling like a hungry wolf over her. She was hot! Of course, the highlights of this movie are the music, the barroom scene where all the gang is playing football with a roll of toilet paper, and a couple of "giving the finger" scenes that when aired for network TV, are cruelly chopped out, yet I thought were quite funny at best.

David Keith plays the arrogant Harry, who really turns out to be a decent guy toward the film's end.

Tim Thomerson is the wild and smart-aleck country boy from hell Ray. The man drinks more beer and has a mean streak in him that sure can't be dealt with.

Art Carney does a fine job as Mr. Pickett, head of the beer company that Robert Hays is owner of the brewery. He's packed on a few pounds since his "Honeymooners" days, but you need not bother! Eddie Albert rounds out the cast in my opinion as the overbearing egotistical Mr. Ellison, who always wants something, including coffee. He is a big contrast from his days on "Green Acres" here. It makes one think if Arnold The Pig could handle such a domineering old fart like Ellison here.

Altogether, this is a great movie. Despite what anyone else would say, you can't turn down an offer to watch this movie, or would you just say "Take This Movie And Shove It"? I would say "Take This Movie And Watch It" and hopefully, you'll love it!

I sure watched it! And I loved it! (I still love it!)