A middle-aged aerospace engineer has his whole life changed when he is suddenly laid off from his job. Unable to find work because of his age and a bad economy, he watches his bills pile up, his wife forced to go back to work and his marriage start to break up.
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George Kennedy as Brad Wilkes
Vera Miles as Gloria Wilkes
William Windom as Rob Stewart
Sallie Shockley as Carol
Kevin McCarthy as Mark Reynolds
Hilarie Thompson as Julie Wilkes
James Woods as Rick
Natalie Trundy as Paula Braun
Nancy Hadley as Trudy Stewart
Tony Dow as Johnny
Marcia Mae Jones as Claire
John Lasell as Police Sergeant
Stephen Coit as Job Interviewer
Caryl Ledner Writer
J. Lee Thompson Director
J.J. Jones Director of Photography
George Duning Original Music Composer
Henry Berman Editor
Ronald Shedlo Producer
United States 18 October 1972
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