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| Directed by | Gus Trikonis |
| Screenplay by | Barry Schneider |
| Story by | Jeffrey Bernini Barry Schneider |
| Produced by | Paul Baratta (associate producer) Greg Blackwell (producer) William J. Immerman (executive producer) Al Kasha (associate producer) J. David Marks (executive producer) |
| Starring | Robert Hays Art Carney Barbara Hershey David Keith Tim Thomerson Martin Mull Eddie Albert Penelope Milford David Allan Coe |
| Cinematography | James Devis |
| Edited by | Richard Belding |
| Music by | Billy Sherrill |
Production company | Cinema Group Ventures |
| Distributed by | Avco Embassy Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.8 million[1][2] |
| Box office | $17,569,030 (US) or $12 million[3] |
Take This Job and Shove It is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Gus Trikonis and starring Robert Hays, Barbara Hershey, Art Carney, and David Keith.
The film was named after a popular country song, "Take This Job and Shove It", which was written by David Allan Coe and sung by Johnny Paycheck; both men had minor roles in the film.
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