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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 |
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| Director | Gene Saks |
| Genres | Comedy |
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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 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 |
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| Director | Gene Saks |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 41 mins |
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| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, French, Spanish, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | Production year: 1967 To Rent: DVD: 02 Sep 2002 |
Not content with the derivative Grumpy Men series, Lemmon and Matthau revive their earlier, grumpiest success; but it lacks any semblance of life.
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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... read more »
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The Odd Couple
This is a very funny film ! The 1960's films are usually very good and this is no exception. I usually only watch a film once, but I've watched this ... read more »
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The Odd Couple
Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon are superbly cast. It remains funny, no matter how many times you see it. It feels a bit like a filmed play, but it's great.
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Lemmon on fire
The Odd Couple has dated a bit, and the action is somewhat static because of its origins as a stage play, but it's still great value. This is because a) ... read more »
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