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Kotch (1971)

GP  -  Comedy | Drama  -  17 September 1971 (USA)
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Joseph Kotcher, a retired traveling salesman, lives with his son Gerald and daughter-in-law Wilma in Los Angeles. He dotes upon his young grandson Duncan irritating high-strung Wilma to the... See full summary »

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Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Deborah Winters ...
Erica Herzenstiel
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Wilma Kotcher
Charles Aidman ...
Gerald Kotcher
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Vera Kotcher
Donald Kowalski ...
Duncan Kotcher
Dean Kowalski ...
Duncan Kotcher
Arlen Stuart ...
Mrs. Fisher
Jane Connell ...
Miss Roberts
James Brodhead ...
Mr. Weaver (as James E. Brodhead)
Jessica Rains ...
Dr. McKernan
Darrell Larson ...
Vincent Perrin
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Motel Manager
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Dr. Ramon Caudillo
Lucy Saroyan ...
Sissy
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Joseph Kotcher, a retired traveling salesman, lives with his son Gerald and daughter-in-law Wilma in Los Angeles. He dotes upon his young grandson Duncan irritating high-strung Wilma to the point that she hires Erica, a high school student, as a regular babysitter to replace his efforts. However, Grandpa Kotcher still gets on her nerves, and she convinces Gerald to move him out. To humor his son he agrees to take an apartment at a retirement facility, but after being subjected to some psychological tests he opts instead to take an extended vacation, traveling up the coast by bus. Erica leaves town at the same time, for upon discovering she is pregnant, Wilma fires her and she is sent away to work in San Bernadino by her uptight older brother Peter, who is also her guardian. Grandpa Kotcher returns weeks later to find a Halloween party underway and his room full of Wilma's sewing stuff. A waiting card from Erica explains that due to "serious difficulties" she cannot repay some money he... Written by Brian Greenhalgh

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17 September 1971 (USA)  »

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Ainda Há Fogo Sob as Cinzas  »

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Trivia

Ellen Geer playing Vera Kotcher, the late wife of Kotch (Walter Matthau), actually later played the director Jack Lemmon's ex-wife in The Odd Couple II. See more »

Goofs

Kotch collects old bowling pins to throw into his fireplace to keep warm; in reality, the thick plastic coatings would create smoke and noxious fumes. See more »

Quotes

Joseph P. Kotcher: [about his wife and baby son in the car] She covered all the windows every time she changed him. I don't know why, I don't know what harm it would do people seeing his little pink pecker at 25 miles an hour, but she covered the windows every time.
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Referenced in The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) See more »

Soundtracks

"Life Is What You Make It"
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
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Great story with fine acting and direction
6 August 1999 | by (Hermosa Beach, CA) – See all my reviews

Jack Lemmon did an excellent job with this script and produced a very entertaining movie with an unforeseeable ending. Matthau is outstanding as usual and his fate keeps viewers in suspense until the end. I recommend it to young and old.


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