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User Rating:
6.7/10   557 votes
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Director:
Writers:
John Paxton (writer)
Katherine Topkins (novel)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 September 1971 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
Joseph Kotcher, a retired traveling salesman, lives with his son Gerald and daughter-in-law Wilma in Los Angeles... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Unpredictably wonderful movie with fine direction more (11 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Walter Matthau ... Joseph P. Kotcher
Deborah Winters ... Erica Herzenstiel
Felicia Farr ... Wilma Kotcher
Charles Aidman ... Gerald Kotcher

Ellen Geer ... Vera Kotcher
Donald Kowalski ... Duncan Kotcher
Dean Kowalski ... Duncan Kotcher
Arlen Stuart ... Mrs. Fisher
Jane Connell ... Miss Roberts
James Brodhead ... Mr. Weaver
Jessica Rains ... Dr. McKernan
Darrell Larson ... Vincent Perrin
Biff Elliot ... Pink Motel manager
Paul Picerni ... Dr. Ramon Caudillo
Lucy Saroyan ... Sissy
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Additional Details

Runtime:
113 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Walter Matthau was only 50 at the time of filming. The actor playing his son (Charles Aidman) was 45. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Kotch collects old bowling pins to throw into his fireplace to keep warm; in reality, the thick plastic coatings would create smoke and noxious fumes. more
Quotes:
Erica Herzenstiel: Dumbest thing I've done in my life, having a baby in a filling station. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 44th Annual Academy Awards (1972) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Life Is What You Make It more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
Unpredictably wonderful movie with fine direction, 18 March 1999
Author: paluska from United States

Wonderfully unpredictable movie, with fine direction and acting and nice film score. Lemmon should direct more often. Viewer never knows what is going to happen next, although expectation Matthau may die or get killed. Great movie on aging, uplifting and superbly directed, acted and written. A real "10."

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