The Odd Couple II (1998)

Oscar and Felix take a road trip to their son and daughter's wedding.

Director:

Howard Deutch

Writer:

Neil Simon

Stars:

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Richard Riehle

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Lemmon	...	Felix Ungar
Walter Matthau	...	Oscar Madison
Richard Riehle	...	Chief of Police
Jonathan Silverman	...	Brucey Madison
Lisa Waltz	...	Hannah Unger
Mary Beth Peil	...	Felice
Christine Baranski	...	Thelma
Jean Smart	...	Holly
Rex Linn	...	JayJay
Jay O. Sanders	...	Leroy
Barnard Hughes	...	Beaumont
Ellen Geer	...	Frances Unger Melnick
Doris Belack	...	Blanche Madison Povitch
Lou Cutell	...	Abe
Mary Fogarty	...	Flossie, the Grouch

Storyline

It has been seventeen years now since Oscar and Felix saw each other for the last time. Oscar is living in Florida, Felix in New York. One day, Oscar is called by his son Brucey who invites him to his wedding to Felix' daughter Hannah next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at Los Angeles International Airport and take a rental car in order to go to San Malina for the wedding. The trip develops into an odyssey, starting with Oscar forgetting Felix' suitcase at the Budget station, going over to the complete loss of the directions (and the car), several difficulties with the police, a dead person, a toupee, underwear and revenge-hungry Cowboys and ending up with Felix meeting the "one and only" woman. But the wedding has to be reached on time.

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Plot Keywords:

road movie | wedding | road trip | scolding | highway travel | 

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Taglines:

Some arguments stand the test of time

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

10 April 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Odd Couple 2: Travelin' Light

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,810,288, 12 April 1998, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$18,912,328

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Cort/Madden Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mary Beth Peil "Felice" and Christine Baranski "Thelma" would be teamed up eleven years later as costars of the hit CBS series "The Good Wife".

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Goofs

When Felix and Oscar are called out of the holding cell, Felix says "If we go down, you go down with us" to the truck driver. As he says this it cuts between two shots quickly, and in the first shot when he says, "If we go down ..." his mouth isn't moving.

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Quotes

Felix Ungar: [clearing his sinuses] Snah!
Oscar Madison: Didn't you fix that yet?

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Connections

References The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

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Soundtracks

Don't Get Around Much Anymore
By Duke Ellington and Bob Russell

User Reviews

Some clever lines:

This movie had some real cute and clever lines, but alas these two great actors were really beginning to show their age. The film is none the less worth your time and overall and enjoyable escape. It might have been more believable if the marrying couple had been grandchildren instead of son and daughter. I rated this a 7 and it is recommended for all ages.