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7.4In 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.
Released: 1968-05-16106 minDir: Gene SaksComedyBudget: $1.2MBox office: $44.5MPart of: The Odd Couple Collection
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Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Felix Ungar
- Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison
- John Fiedler as Vinnie
- Herb Edelman as Murray
- David Sheiner as Roy
- Monica Evans as Cecily
Themes
- new york city
- roommates
- male friendship
- based on play or musical
- obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)
- poker game
- divorced man
- 1960s
- eccentric man
- neat freak
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- buddy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- The Odd Couple II
- Based on
- The Odd Couple
- Main subject
- single person
- Director
- Gene Saks
- Screenwriter
- Neil Simon
- Cast member
- Larry Haines
- Composer
- Neal Hefti
- Producer
- Howard W. Koch
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 752430
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1968-05-02
- title
- The Odd Couple
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Neil Simon
- production designer
- Hal Pereira
- set in period
- 1960s
- review score
- 86/100
- capital cost
- 1200000
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