The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple is a 1968 American Technicolor buddy comedy film in Panavision, written by Neil Simon, based on his 1965 play of the same name, produced by Howard W. Koch and directed by Gene Saks, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It is the story of two divorced men—neurotic neat-freak Felix Ungar and fun-loving slob Oscar Madison—who decide to live together, even though their personalities clash.
Plot
Felix Ungar (Jack Lemmon) checks into a fleabag hotel near Times Square and attempts to kill himself by jumping out of the window, but he fails to open it and pulls a muscle in his back. Limping back on the street he tries to get drunk at a dance bar (The Metropole) and ends up hurting his neck when he drinks a shot. He stands on a bridge, contemplating jumping into the river.
More details
| author | Neil Simon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Gene Saks |
| editor | Frank Bracht |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | abandon bowl build clean coffee shop cry david sheiner divorce drink drive even fleabag hotel game guilt trip hot dog jump limp living room metropole metropole cafe mets new york city police department new york mets nypd poker game report river search shea stadium shoot talk think times square torture triple play upper west side walk west side widow |
| musicBy | Neal Hefti |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay |
| producer | Howard W. Koch |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | Hotel Flanders |
| theme | buddy comedy |