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The Odd Couple (1968)

Movie"… say no more."
Audience Score
75
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NR 1 hr 46 minMay 16th, 1968ComedyThe Odd Couple Collection PosterPart of The Odd Couple Collection
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
StarringJack LemmonWalter MatthauJohn Fiedler
DirectorGene Saks

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 16th, 1968
On DVD & Blu-ray:December 12th, 2000 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,200,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$44,527,234 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures
Movie Tags:
based on play or musicalnew york city1960smale friendshiproommateobsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)poker gamedivorced maneccentric manimpartial

The Odd Couple Collection

The Odd Couple is a 1968 American comedy film written by Neil Simon, based on his play The Odd Couple, directed by Gene Saks, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. A sequel, The Odd Couple II, reunited Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in their original roles and was released 30 years later, breaking the record for the length of time between an original movie and a sequel featuring the same cast. The Odd Couple is a movie that one just has to see every two or three years to stay happy. The poker-game sequence in which Oscar's cronies seem to be falling under the sway of fussy Felix's talent for making sandwiches is priceless.