The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple (1968)

PG8 November 1968 (IE)Comedy1 hour and 46 minutes
75%
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Description

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.

Gene Saks
Director
Neil Simon
Screenplay, Theatre Play

Actors

Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon
Felix Ungar
Walter Matthau
Walter Matthau
Oscar Madison
John Fiedler
John Fiedler
Vinnie
Herb Edelman
Herb Edelman
Murray
David Sheiner
David Sheiner
Roy
Monica Evans
Monica Evans
Cecily
Carole Shelley
Carole Shelley
Gwendolyn
Iris Adrian
Iris Adrian
Waitress
Billie Bird
Billie Bird
Chambermaid (uncredited)
Angelique Pettyjohn
Angelique Pettyjohn
Go-go Dancer (uncredited)
Heywood Hale Broun
Heywood Hale Broun
Sports Journalist (uncredited)
Larry Haines
Larry Haines
'Speed'
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$1,200,000

Revenue

$44,527,234

Keywords
new york cityroommatemale friendshipbased on play or musicalobsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)poker gamedivorced man1960seccentric manneat freakmessy apartmentsports journalismimpartial