The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Gene Saks, produced by Howard W. Koch and written by Neil Simon, based on his 1965 play. It stars Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as two divorced men—neurotic neat-freak Felix Ungar and fun-loving slob Oscar Madison—who decide to live together.
Plot
Newly separated Felix Ungar wanders Manhattan in a daze, with thoughts of dying by suicide.
More details
| author | Neil Simon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Gene Saks |
| editor | Frank Bracht |
| events | Coliving divorce single person |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | abandon break build clean double date even game manhattan meet nothing poker poker game suicide think wash wife and child |
| 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 |