The Odd Couple (1968)

Director:

Gene Saks

Writers:

Neil Simon (play)
Neil Simon (screenplay)

Release Date:

2 May 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are The Odd Couple...say no more.

Plot:

Two friends try sharing an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.

Plot Keywords:

Apartment | Cooking | Poker | Suicide | Sister Sister Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Jack Lemmon	...	Felix Ungar
Walter Matthau	...	Oscar Madison
John Fiedler	...	Vinnie
Herb Edelman	...	Murray (as Herbert Edelman)
David Sheiner	...	Roy
Larry Haines	...	Speed
Monica Evans	...	Cecily Pigeon
Carole Shelley	...	Gwendolyn Pigeon
Iris Adrian	...	Waitress

Also Known As:

Drôle de couple (France) [fr]
Ein seltsames Paar (West Germany) [de]
Ena paraxeno zevgari (Greece) [el]
Furcsa pár (Hungary) [hu]
Ha-Zug Ha-Moozar (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Hvem støver af? (Denmark) [da]
La extraña pareja (Spain) [es]
La strana coppia (Italy) [it]
Omaka par (Sweden) [sv]
Parittomat kaverukset (Finland) [fi]
Um Estranho Casal (Brazil) [pt]
Un drôle de couple (Canada: French title) [fr]

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Sweden:Btl | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Ireland:G | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:PG | USA:G | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

190 Riverside Drive, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Walter Matthau won the 1965 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "The Odd Couple" as Oscar Madison and recreated the role in the movie version and it's sequel.

Goofs:

Continuity: The spaghetti/linguine splatter pattern changes at least three times.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Felix Ungar: A room, please.
Hotel clerk: You alone?
[Felix nods]
Hotel clerk: Luggage?
[Felix shakes his head]
Hotel clerk: How long do you want it for?
Felix Ungar: Oh, not very long.
Hotel clerk: Five dollars.
[Felix isn't paying attention]
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

The Odd Couple

Simon's best comedy is superbly crafted by director Gene Saks and given life by the immense talents of Lemmon and Matthau. No one delivers these lines better. No one times them better. Nobody does it better.