Title: The Odd Couple
Stars: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon
Director: Gene Saks
Genre: Comedy
Year: 1968
In Color
Summary: "The Odd Couple" is a comedy about two friends, Oscar (Walter Matthau) and Felix (Jack Lemmon). Oscar is divorced and hosts a poker night every week for some friends. One poker nigh his best friend, Felix, does not show up and Oscar gets a phone call from Felix's wife saying they are getting a divorce and that Felix said he was going to kill himself. When Felix arrives at the poker night, Oscar tries to cheer him up and offers him shelter. They move in together because Felix has nowhere else to go. This sets things up for them to be the odd couple and conflict ensues between the Oscar the slob and Felix the neat freak. This is a touching comedy about friendship full of comedic goodness and touching moments.
The Stars: You might know Walter Matthau as the grumpy Mr. Wilson from "Dennis the Menace," but he has had a variety of different roles, including some dramatic roles. His dramatic acting is what makes him so good at comedic roles because of his deadpan delivery. Jack Lemmon might be familiar to you because of "Tuesdays with Morrie." He also has comedic and dramatic roles and plays the pathetic, sympathetic, nervous type very well. I find him to be quite lovable.
Why should you watch this? I just recently discovered this movie and fell in love with it. Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon work well together and it is full of intelligent comedy. It is not full of cheap comedic attempts. Instead, the characters a funny without being aware that they are funny. I am starting out easy for you, so this is in color and not as dated as some other classic movies. It also has some actors that I think you would be more familiar with. I hope you choose to watch this and let me know what you think.
Happy Watching!
Don't know where to find it? If you have Netflix, it is available to watch instantly, or you might be able to find it at Blockbuster or your local Library.
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