After the Axe

After the Axe

After the Axe

5.1/ 10

TMDB Rating

7

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1981

Release Year

56 min

Runtime

Drama

Documentary

Overview

This full-length drama depicts the reality of managers getting fired and the emergence of a new industry specialized in handling executive terminations. The film was made with the cooperation of the business community, which helped script some of the scenes and provided authentic locations. The central figure, D.R. "Biff" Wilson, 44, is a composite figure based on extensive conversations with fired executives.

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Keywords

workplace

corporate downsizing

Cast

Roger Mattiussi

Narrator (voice)

James B. Douglas

James B. Douglas

Biff Wilson

Janine Manatis

Wife

Anne Christison

Daughter

Randy Solomon

Son

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

April 6, 2026

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6/10

If there is one thing this epitomises about big business it's that loyalty counts for squat when your face no longer fits. That's what the fifteen year veteran EVP discovers when he loses out on the top job to a colleague turned rival who soon has him shown the door. His severance package includes a…

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