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Save the Tiger is a 1973
1973 in film

The year 1973 in film involved some significant events....
 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 which tells a story of moral conflict in modern America. It stars Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon

'John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III' was an United States actor known principally for his comedic roles. He starred in over 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses , Irma La Douce, The Odd Couple , The Out-of-Towners , Glengarry Glen Ross , The China Syndrome and JFK ....
, Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford was an Academy Award- and Tony Award-nominated, and Daytime Emmy Award-winning United States actor on Broadway theatre, films and television....
, Laurie Heineman
Laurie Heineman

Laurie Heineman is an American actress probably best known for originating the role of Sharlene Frame on Another World . She played the role from 1975 to 1977 and was awarded the 5th Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 1978....
, Thayer David
Thayer David

Thayer David was a film and television actor. He was best known for his work on the cult American Broadcasting Company serial Dark Shadows which aired from 1966-1971 and as the fight promoter George Jergens in the Oscar winning movie Rocky in 1976 in film....
, Lara Parker
Lara Parker

Lara Parker is an Television in the United States television and film actress best known for her role as Angelique on the cult American Broadcasting Company serial Dark Shadows which aired from to ....
 and Liv Lindeland
Liv Lindeland

Liv Lindeland is a Norway Model and actor. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1971 and as the Playmate of the Year for 1972....
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Jack Lemmon plays Harry Stoner, an executive at an L.A. apparel company on the edge of ruin. Throughout the film, Stoner struggles with the complexity of modern life versus the simplicity of his youth. He longs for the days when pitchers wound up, jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 filled the air, and the flag was more than a pattern to put on a jock-strap.






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Save the Tiger is a 1973
1973 in film

The year 1973 in film involved some significant events....
 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 which tells a story of moral conflict in modern America. It stars Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon

'John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III' was an United States actor known principally for his comedic roles. He starred in over 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses , Irma La Douce, The Odd Couple , The Out-of-Towners , Glengarry Glen Ross , The China Syndrome and JFK ....
, Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford was an Academy Award- and Tony Award-nominated, and Daytime Emmy Award-winning United States actor on Broadway theatre, films and television....
, Laurie Heineman
Laurie Heineman

Laurie Heineman is an American actress probably best known for originating the role of Sharlene Frame on Another World . She played the role from 1975 to 1977 and was awarded the 5th Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series in 1978....
, Thayer David
Thayer David

Thayer David was a film and television actor. He was best known for his work on the cult American Broadcasting Company serial Dark Shadows which aired from 1966-1971 and as the fight promoter George Jergens in the Oscar winning movie Rocky in 1976 in film....
, Lara Parker
Lara Parker

Lara Parker is an Television in the United States television and film actress best known for her role as Angelique on the cult American Broadcasting Company serial Dark Shadows which aired from to ....
 and Liv Lindeland
Liv Lindeland

Liv Lindeland is a Norway Model and actor. She was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month in January 1971 and as the Playmate of the Year for 1972....
.

Jack Lemmon plays Harry Stoner, an executive at an L.A. apparel company on the edge of ruin. Throughout the film, Stoner struggles with the complexity of modern life versus the simplicity of his youth. He longs for the days when pitchers wound up, jazz
Jazz

Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
 filled the air, and the flag was more than a pattern to put on a jock-strap. He wrestles with the guilt of surviving the war and yet losing touch with the ideals for which his friends died. To Harry Stoner, the world has given up on integrity, and threatens to destroy anyone who clings to it. He is caught between watching everything he has worked for evaporate, or becoming another grain of sand in the erosion of the values he once held so dear.

Plot

Save the Tiger is a bleak story that depicts an outwardly successful man questioning the value of the material prosperity he's desperately trying to maintain. Lemmon plays Harry Stoner, an executive at an L.A. apparel company close to ruin. With no legal way to keep the company from going under, Stoner considers torching his warehouse
False insurance claims

Insurance fraud or false insurance claims are insurance claims filed with the intent to fraud an insurance provider.In the United States insurance fraud is estimated to cost US$875 per person per year with The Coalition Against Insurance Fraud estimating the loss to be $80 billion per year and Medicare estimating fraud in its system c...
 for the insurance settlement. Meanwhile, he drinks, laments the state of the world, and tries his best to keep the business rolling as usual. This last task is complicated when a client has a heart attack
Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when the Blood flow to part of the heart is interrupted. This is most commonly due to occlusion of a coronary artery following the rupture of a Vulnerable plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids and white blood cells in the wall of an artery....
 in the arms of a prostitute Stoner sent him to. With nerves still bristling, Stoner takes the stage at the premiere of his company's new line, only to be overcome by war memories. He ends the day spontaneously deciding to go home with a young, free-spirited hitchhiker
Hitchhiking

Hitchhiking is a means of transportation that is gained by asking people, usually strangers, for a ride in their automobile or other road vehicle to travel a distance that may either be short or long....
, whose ignorance of his generation underscores his isolation from the world around him. At the end of the film, Stoner walks by a Little League
Little League

Little League Baseball is the name of a non-profit organization in the United States which organizes local children's leagues of Amateur baseball in the United States and softball throughout the USA and the rest of the world....
 game and attempts to act as pitcher to the children. One child shouts out, "You can't play with us, Mister!", leaving Stoner yet again isolated from another part of society.

Production and reception

The movie was written by Steve Shagan and directed by John G. Avildsen
John G. Avildsen

John Guilbert Avildsen is an Academy Award-winning United States film director.His movies include Guess What We Learned in School , Cry Uncle! , Joe , Rocky and Rocky V with Sylvester Stallone, and The Karate Kid , with Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita....
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Lemmon was determined to make the movie, despite its limited commercial prospects, and so he waived his usual salary and worked for scale.

The movie was filmed in sequence after three weeks of rehearsal in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
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Award and Nominations


Awards

  • Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon

    'John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III' was an United States actor known principally for his comedic roles. He starred in over 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses , Irma La Douce, The Odd Couple , The Out-of-Towners , Glengarry Glen Ross , The China Syndrome and JFK ....
  • Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay-Adapted Steve Shagan


Nominations

  • Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
    Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

    Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry....
      Jack Gildford
  • Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Steve Shagan


  • Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture-Drama
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Drama Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon

    'John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III' was an United States actor known principally for his comedic roles. He starred in over 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses , Irma La Douce, The Odd Couple , The Out-of-Towners , Glengarry Glen Ross , The China Syndrome and JFK ....
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor-Motion Picture Jack Gildford


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