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2 May 1968 (USA)
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Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are The Odd Couple...say no more. more
Plot:
Two friends try sharing an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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6 nominations
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(31 articles)
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One of the most beautiful comedies
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jack Lemmon | ... | Felix Ungar |
 | Walter Matthau | ... | Oscar Madison |
 | John Fiedler | ... | Vinnie |
| Herb Edelman | ... | Murray (as Herbert Edelman) |
 | David Sheiner | ... | Roy |
| Larry Haines | ... | Speed |
| Monica Evans | ... | Cecily Pigeon |
 | Carole Shelley | ... | Gwendolyn Pigeon |
| Iris Adrian | ... | Waitress |
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105 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Sweden:Btl |
Australia:PG |
Finland:S |
Ireland:G |
Netherlands:AL |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
UK:PG |
USA:G |
West Germany:12
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Neil Simon based the character of Felix on his older brother, Danny.
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Continuity: When Oscar is at the ballpark, the phone rings and he puts his hot dog down. When the man answers the phone, Oscar is typing and the hot dog disappears. When we cut back to Oscar, he is eating it again.
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[first lines]
Felix Ungar: A room, please.
Hotel clerk: You alone?
[Felix nods]
Hotel clerk: Luggage?
[Felix shakes his head]
Hotel clerk: How long do you want it for?
Felix Ungar: Oh, not very long.
Hotel clerk: Five dollars.
[Felix isn't paying attention]
[...]
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Felix Ungar: A room, please.
Hotel clerk: You alone?
[Felix nods]
Hotel clerk: Luggage?
[Felix shakes his head]
Hotel clerk: How long do you want it for?
Felix Ungar: Oh, not very long.
Hotel clerk: Five dollars.
[Felix isn't paying attention]
[...]
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Referenced in "The Jeffersons: The Odd Couple (#11.22)" (1985)
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This cordial comedy confronts a few bizarre characters. Especially, of course, the two leading characters. Jack Lemmon plays Felix, a hypochondriac whose wife lost him because she couldn't stand his cleaning and cooking attacks any longer. So he tries to kill himself but every attempt fails. Walter Matthau plays Oscar, his friend, an untidy, unreliable sports-reporter who lives in divorce from his ex-wife in a bachelor apartment. He offers his distressed friend Felix a new home in his apartment. And soon the trouble begins because two such contrary characters can't live together for a long time. Felix turns Oscar's disorderly flat into a clean exhibition flat. He cleans and cooks the whole time. After a short while, Oscar feels persecution mania ... Filmed in a theatrical way and excellent acted. Above all, Jack Lemmon's play is wonderful. He is the perfect clown. He makes us laugh but in a tragi-comic way. Look for the wonderful scene when both men invite their two female neighbours for supper, because Oscar has to touch something more softer than a bowling-ball. While he is preparing the drinks, Felix sits with the two young ladies in the living-room. To get out of this embarrassing situation, he starts to talk about the weather. A minute later, he changes the subject and talks about his ex-wife and children. Suddenly he begins to weep and when Oscar comes back with the drinks, there are three weeping people in the living-room. The film is full of such amusing and at the same time touching scenes. An intelligent, entertaining comedy with much heart. 10 out of 10!