Harry and Tonto
Harry and Tonto is a 1974 road movie written by Paul Mazursky and Josh Greenfeld and directed by Mazursky. It features Art Carney as Harry in an Oscar-winning performance. Tonto is his pet cat.
Plot
Harry Coombes (Art Carney) is an elderly widower and retired teacher who is evicted from his Upper West Side apartment in New York City because his building is going to be razed to build a parking lot. He initially stays with his eldest son Burt's family in the suburbs, but eventually chooses to travel cross-country with his pet cat Tonto.
Awards
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| author | Paul Mazursky |
|---|---|
| award | Academy Award for Best Actor National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Chicago Los Angeles New York City |
| director | Paul Mazursky |
| editor | Richard Halsey |
| events | house cat |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | airport security annoy bel air build car salesman elderly widow evict hitchhiker las vegas live alone michael butler native american parking lot plan retire retirement home upper west side used car salesman west side |
| musicBy | Bill Conti |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay |
| producer | Paul Mazursky |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Arizona California Las Vegas Valley New York City Santa Monica |
| theme | road movie |