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Director:
Writers:
Neil Simon (play)
Neil Simon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 May 1968 (USA) more
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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 & 6 nominations more
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105 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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The second pairing out of ten movies of comic actors and great friends Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. more
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Continuity: In the opening scenes, when Felix is walking into the go-go dancer club, a woman with long brown hair is leaving. After Felix enters, she is dancing on stage. more
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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Referenced in Eating Out (2004/I) more

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9 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
The Odd Couple, 23 March 1999
9/10
Author: Tim Cox from Marietta, OH

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.

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