The Sunshine Boys (1975)

Director:

Herbert Ross

Writer:

Neil Simon (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 January 1976 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

For the price of a movie, you'll feel like a million!

Plot:

A vaudeville duo agree to reunite for a TV special, but it turns out that they can't stand each other.

Plot Keywords:

Vaudeville | Uncle | Heart Attack | Sketch Comedy | New Jersey

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Walter Matthau	...	Willy Clark
George Burns	...	Al Lewis
Richard Benjamin	...	Ben Clark
Lee Meredith	...	Nurse in Sketch (Miss McIntosh)
Carol Arthur	...	Mrs. Doris Green, Al's Daughter
Rosetta LeNoire	...	Odessa, Willy's nurse (as Rosetta Le Noire)
F. Murray Abraham	...	Mechanic
Howard Hesseman	...	Mr. Walsh, Commerical Director
James Cranna	...	Mr. Schaeffer, TV Director
Ron Rifkin	...	T.V. Floor Manager
Jennifer Lee	...	Helen Clark
Fritz Feld	...	Mr. Gilbert, Man at Audition
Jack Bernardi	...	Man at Audition
Garn Stephens	...	Eddie, the Stage Manager
Santos Morales	...	Desk Clerk

Also Known As:

Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Ansonia Hotel - 74th & Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.

Quotes:

Mrs. Doris Green, Al's Daughter: Mr. Clark, vaudeville is dead. Thank God, my father isn't.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mr. Saturday Night (1992)

Soundtrack:

Make 'Em Laugh

Super Works from Matthau and Burns...

in one of Neil Simon's best plays. Creaky, cranky ex-Vaudeville stars played by Walter Matthau and George Burns are teaming up for a TV comedy special. The problem is they haven't even SEEN each other in over a decade. Full of zippy one liners and inside showbiz jokes, this story flies along with a steady stream of humor. Good work also by Richard Benjamin as the harried nephew, Rosetta LeNoire as the nurse, and Howard Hesseman as the TV commercial director. Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller appear as themselves. Trivia note: The opening montage contains footage from Hollywood Revue of 1929 and shows Marie Dressler, Bessie Love, Polly Moran, Cliff Edwards, Charles King, Gus Edwards, and the singing Brox Sisters.