Neil Simon has a special genius for finding the great hilarity in ordinary people doing everyday things. Like two divorced men who decide to share a New York apartment. That's the premise of The Odd Couple, though there's nothing odd in the casting of two Oscar-winning talents like Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. The two veteran funnymen work together with the precision timing of a vaudeville team, but always with bright spontaneity. Lemmon plays fussy Felix, fastidious to a fault. He proves that cleanliness is next to insanity. Matthau is Oscar, who wreaks havoc on a tidy room with the speed and thoroughness of a tornado. An enduring and endearing picture, with the intelligence one usually misses in comedies.
Synopsis: Two dissimilar middle-aged men are roommates in classic Neil Simon comedy. Lemmon/Matthau vehicle still finds a good home among fans of melancholy-tinged, humorous character studies, situation comedies.
The Odd Couple
Production Year:
1968
Released:
Tue, 12/12/2000
Run Time Minutes:
106
Genres:
Comedy
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-2
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Jack Lemmon - Felix Unger
Actors:
Walter Matthau - Oscar Madison
Actors:
John Fiedler - Vinnie
Actors:
Herb Edelman - Murray
Actors:
David Sheiner - Roy
Actors:
Larry Haines - Speed
Actors:
Monica Evans - Cecily Pigeon
Actors:
Carole Shelley - Gwendolyn Pigeon
Actors:
Iris Adrian - Waitress
Actors:
Matty Alou - Himself
Actors:
John C. Becher - Hotel Clerk
Actors:
Ken Boyer - Himself
Actors:
Heywood Hale Broun - Sports Writer
Actors:
Jerry Buchek - Himself
Actors:
Roberto Clemente - Himself
Actors:
Jack Fisher - Himself
Actors:
Bud Harrelson - Himself
Actors:
Ed Kranepool - Himself
Actors:
Vernon Law - Himself
Actors:
Jack Lightcap - Public Address Announcer
Actors:
Bill Mazeroski - Himself
Actors:
Maury Wills - Himself