The Odd Couple
Felix's (Jack Lemmon) wife has left him and he is contemplating suicide. His friends sense his depression and one of them, Oscar (Walter Matthau), volunteers to take him in until he is fine again. The two of them are like chalk and cheese - Oscar is fun-loving, gregarious and slovenly, Felix is a shy, stay-at-home, obsessive-compulsive neat-freak. Being around Oscar brightens Felix up, but he quickly starts to irritate Oscar.
Director: Gene Saks
Writer: Neil Simon (from the play by), Neil Simon (screenplay)
Production: Paramount Home Video
Genre: comedy
Year: 1968
MetaScore: 86/100
ImdbRating: 7.7
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 16 May 1968
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations.
Movie Video Clips
01:15
I can't take it anymore
00:48
Wait a minute
00:24
I know him
00:35
That's who
02:03
Blanche used to say to me
00:19
Don't point that finger at me unless you intend to use it
00:32
Now kindly remove that spaghetti from my poker table
00:32
Don't threaten me with jail
00:32
Did you know Felix was once locked in a john overnight
02:24
I'm in for a quarter
03:35
I'm 800 behind in alimony
02:17
What are you
00:20
Look at this
00:19
I haven't thought of women in weeks
00:24
In other words
00:25
If you need me
02:14
You didn't
00:31
I was just repeating what I thought you said
00:25
How long do you want it for
03:11
Wh wh what am I gonna do
01:03
Let's play some poker
00:20
Why doesn't he hear me
00:14
But you're crazy
00:09
Goodnight
00:27
Where are you going
00:32
I thought he looked edgy the last couple of weeks
01:38
Cold glass of beer for Roy
02:25
I know Felix
00:31
You're not gonna make any effort to change
00:47
Stop that
01:12
What do you mean
01:19
You don't understand
01:49
I'm gonna tell you off
00:22
You can't spend the rest of your life crying
00:34
Don't come to me with your petty problems
00:39
Who would know who he is
00:13
I'll give you 200 for your gun
00:18
What are you doing
01:12
I put order in this house
00:27
But aren't you the one they call the Cincinnati Kid
00:11
Is everybody happy
00:15
It takes two to make a rotten marriage
00:20
We've got to get the pills out
00:20
I think I'm crazy
00:29
Technically I'm a widow
00:42
What's the matter
00:20
Getting a clear picture on Channel 2 is not my idea of...
00:24
What happened to the apartment
01:22
It's like Equatorial Africa on our side of the building
00:24
Fresh ground
00:33
I'll be in the way
00:40
You did a great job
00:16
Walk on the paper
00:51
How many cards you got
01:06
Gwendolyn and Cecily
00:24
I've forgotten your name
Movie Quotes
Movie Cast
Felix Ungar - Jack Lemmon
Oscar Madison - Walter Matthau
Vinnie - John Fiedler
Murray - Herb Edelman
Roy - David Sheiner
Speed - Larry Haines
Cecily - Monica Evans
Gwendolyn - Carole Shelley
Waitress - Iris Adrian
Self - Matty Alou
Sports Announcer - Bill Baldwin
Home Plate Umpire - Al Barlick
Hotel Clerk - John C. Becher
Bartender - Ted Beniades
Chambermaid - Billie Bird
Bowler - Patricia D. Bohannon
Self - Ken Boyer
Self - Sports Writer - Heywood Hale Broun
Self - Jerry Buchek
Self - Roberto Clemente
Self - Tommy Davis
First Base Umpire - Augie Donatelli
Self - Jack Fisher
Scrubwoman - Ann Graeff
Self - Bud Harrelson
Restaurant Patron - Chester Jones
Self - Cleon Jones
Self - Ed Kranepool
Self - Vernon Law
Public Address Announcer - Jack Lightcap
Self - Bill Mazeroski
Go-go dancer - Liza Minnelli
Butcher - Joe Palma
Go-Go Dancer - Angelique Pettyjohn
Restaurant Patron - Clark Ross
Janitor - Harry Spear
Cop - Ralph Stantley
Self - Maury Wills