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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Neil Simon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 January 1976 (Denmark) more
Tagline:
For the price of a movie, you'll feel like a million!
Plot:
A vaudeville duo agree to reunite for a TV special, but it turns out that they can't stand each other. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
The Sunshine Boys Hits The Broken Arrow Community Playhouse 9/4, 5, 10, 11 and 12
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 3 September 2009, 3:16 PM, PDT)
Former MGM Chief Rosenfelt Dead at 85
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 8 August 2007)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Walter Matthau | ... | Willy Clark | |
| George Burns | ... | Al Lewis | |
| Richard Benjamin | ... | Ben Clark | |
| Lee Meredith | ... | Nurse in Sketch (Miss McIntosh) | |
| Carol Arthur | ... | Mrs. Doris Green, Al's Daughter | |
| Rosetta LeNoire | ... | Odessa, Willy's nurse (as Rosetta Le Noire) | |
| F. Murray Abraham | ... | Mechanic | |
| Howard Hesseman | ... | Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director | |
| James Cranna | ... | Mr. Schaeffer, TV Director | |
| Ron Rifkin | ... | T.V. Floor Manager | |
| Jennifer Lee | ... | Helen Clark | |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Mr. Gilbert, Man at Audition | |
| Jack Bernardi | ... | Man at Audition | |
| Garn Stephens | ... | Eddie, the Stage Manager | |
| Santos Morales | ... | Desk Clerk |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
111 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Ansonia Hotel - 74th & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
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Jack Benny was signed for the role eventually taken by George Burns. Ill health forced Benny to back out of the project. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Whose Line Is It Anyway?: (#1.1)" (1988) more
Soundtrack:
Make 'Em Laugh more
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Superb version of the early 1970's comedy by Neil Simon about two aging comics, who hate each other, who try to patch up their relationship for a comedy tribute. Matthau is right on, but it's Burns who steals scene after scene. Just watching all that talent makes the picture! Richard Benjamin is also very good as Matthau's agent and nephew. Keep an eye out for F. Murray Abraham and Howard Hessemen.