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Take This Job And Shove It

1981, Movie, PG, 100 mins

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Not a big hit at the box office, this movie picked up a big following when it hit cable television. Hays plays a young executive assigned to shape up a brewery his large corporation has just acquired. The company is located in the Iowa town in which Hays was brought up, and he faces a crisis of conscience when forced to do his employer's bidding. The film focuses on the problems of the blue-collar worker, offering more than just laughter. It was based on the song sung by Joh... read more leave a comment
Year: 1981
Rated PG

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Cast
Robert Hays: Frank Maclin
Art Carney: Charlie Pickett
Barbara Hershey: J.M. Halstead
David Keith: Harry Meade
Tim Thomerson: Ray Binkowski
Martin Mull: Dick Ebersol

 

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