• Director(s)

    Alan Arkin

  • Production Year

    1977

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Alan Arkin, Rob Reiner, Vincent Gardenia, Anjanette Comer

Film

Fire Sale

bleeped strong language, racism, discriminatory language

FIRE SALE is a US comedy drama in which a father reluctantly leaves his store in the hands of his son while he takes a vacation.…

FIRE SALE is a US comedy drama in which a father reluctantly leaves his store in the hands of his son while he takes a vacation.

language
There is bleeped use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'son of a bitch', 'crap', 'bastard', 'ass', 'arse', 'screw', 'friggin', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'jerk' and 'moron').
discrimination
There is use of racial language as a Black man refers to himself using the n-word ('n****r'). A white man adopts a Black teenage boy so that his basketball team may become successful, and to appease his wife's pleas for a child. However, racist stereotypes are employed for the purpose of satire. Other discriminatory terms include 'fag' and 'Kraut'.
additional issues
There are scenes containing mild comic violence. A woman threatens to take her own life if her husband does not agree to have a child with her. There are also references to mental health, including an ex-veteran who is under the illusion that he is still fighting against the Nazi regime.

  • Director(s)

    Alan Arkin

  • Production Year

    1977

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy, Drama

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Alan Arkin, Rob Reiner, Vincent Gardenia, Anjanette Comer

Classified Date:
12/07/1977
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd
bleeped strong language, racism, discriminatory language
Classified Date:
09/03/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Miracle Media
language
There is bleeped use of strong language ('f**k'), accompanied by other milder terms ('shit', 'son of a bitch', 'crap', 'bastard', 'ass', 'arse', 'screw', 'friggin', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'hell', 'God', 'damn', 'jerk' and 'moron').
discrimination
There is use of racial language as a Black man refers to himself using the n-word ('n****r'). A white man adopts a Black teenage boy so that his basketball team may become successful, and to appease his wife's pleas for a child. However, racist stereotypes are employed for the purpose of satire. Other discriminatory terms include 'fag' and 'Kraut'.
additional issues
There are scenes containing mild comic violence. A woman threatens to take her own life if her husband does not agree to have a child with her. There are also references to mental health, including an ex-veteran who is under the illusion that he is still fighting against the Nazi regime.

  • Classified date

    09/03/2022