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1967 Certificate PG
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After being thrown out of his home and marriage, fastidious Felix (Jack Lemmon) decides the only thing for him to do is to move in with his best friend, Oscar (Walter Matthau), a divorced man living alone in an Upper Eastside New York City apartment. Oscar is a total slob, with week-old sandwiches under his pillows, while Felix .. Read more

Starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman
Director Gene Saks
Genres Comedy

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The Odd Couple

After being thrown out of his home and marriage, fastidious Felix (Jack Lemmon) decides the only thing for him to do is to move in with his best friend, Oscar (Walter Matthau), a divorced man living alone in an Upper Eastside New York City apartment. Oscar is a total slob, with week-old sandwiches under his pillows, while Felix is a compulsive cleaner, constantly vacuuming, dusting, and polishing. The question is: Can these men live together without killing each other

Starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, Larry Haines, Iris Adrian
Director Gene Saks
Studio PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 41 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Released DVD: 02 Sep 2002
Production year: 1967
Format DVD

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  • Not content with the derivative Grumpy Men series, Lemmon and Matthau revive their earlier, grumpiest success; but it lacks any semblance of life.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • An irresistible double act from Lemmon and Matthau as a pair of divorced husbands who set up house together for... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 7 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    The odd couple

    Light hearted, enjoyable, adaptation of a stage play.

    Main characters Walter Matthau and Jack Lemon well cast as opposites sharing the same apartment. Matthau plays the slob and Lemon the fussy neurotic. Plenty of witty lines and situations, as well as lots of visual gags.

    Only a theatrical trailer provided by way of extra features.

      • hawkfish from down
      • Posted 30 Oct 2003 21:29

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  • 3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    The Ultimate Comedy Pairing!

    The Odd Couple has (probably!) the best comedy pairing in cinema history. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are hilarious as Felix and Oscar, trying to cohabit harmoniously. A situation arises which has Felix having to move in with his poker buddy Oscar but not everything runs smoothly, far from it. Felix is so uptight if you put a lump of coal up his butt, in a week you'd have a diamond! He cleans constantly, has numerous allergies and insists Oscar use a coaster. Oscar is an entirely different fish. He is a bit of a slob, easy going and couldn't give a rats bum about the cleaning. But what really makes the whole thing so special is the script. The dialogue is razor sharp; it will have you wetting yourself one minute and feeling sorry for the characters the next. Lemmon and Matthau play it straight all the way and they have effortless chemistry. A witty and hilarious script and superb comic timing make this a must see, a little gem!

      • Heather Mackie from Aberdeen, Scotland
      • Posted 08 Jul 2004 14:15

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