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After the Axe

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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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Language
English
  • workplace
  • corporate downsizing

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Canada

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Release dates

  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereMontreal World Film Festival20 Aug 1981
    • TVInitial airing on CBC13 Oct 1981

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After the Axe was released on 20 August 1981.

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    CinemaSerf

    4/6/2026

    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 year's wage ($65,000) and access to some training services, and it's that process that we follow with ''Biff'' (James B…

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