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Release Date:
2 May 1968 (USA)
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Tagline:
Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are The Odd Couple...say no more. more
Plot:
Two friends try sharing an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 4 wins
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6 nominations
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(31 articles)
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Cast
(Complete credited 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 |
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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]
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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]
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105 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Sweden:Btl |
Australia:PG |
Finland:S |
Ireland:G |
Netherlands:AL |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
UK:PG |
USA:G |
West Germany:12
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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.
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Goofs:
Continuity: The spaghetti/linguine splatter pattern changes at least three times.
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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]
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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]
[...]
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References The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
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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.