Description: Walter Matthau (/ˈmæθaʊ/) born Walter John Matthow; October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an iconic American actor nominated for an Academy Award three times, winning once. He starred in at least 54 films.
Jack Lemmon, born John Uhler Lemmon III (February 8, 1925 – June 27, 2001), was also an iconic American actor and musician who was nominated for an Academy Award eight times, winning twice. He starred in over 60 films. Obviously, each of these actors were legends in their own right. However, when they worked together, their chemistry created movie magic never seen before nor since. They showed how well they worked together in the 1971 film Kotch, the only movie that Lemmon ever directed; Matthau was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his performance. This Playlist is dedicated to one of Hollywood’s most popular comedic duos. note: Clicking on each actor’s respective names, will display their individual filmographies.
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The Fortune Cookie
( 1966 )
A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury.
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The Odd Couple
( 1968 )
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.
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Kotch
( 1971 )
Wanting to avoid settling in a nursing home, Joseph Kotcher, a retired salesman, is obliged to leave his son's family. He embarks on a road trip during which he strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenager and begins to understand the true meaning of life as he helps the girl give birth to her child.
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The Front Page
( 1974 )
A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.
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Buddy Buddy
( 1981 )
During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in California's Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed next-door neighbor wants to commit suicide over marital problems.
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JFK
( 1991 )
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
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Grumpy Old Men
( 1993 )
A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.
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Grumpier Old Men
( 1995 )
John and Max resolve to save their beloved bait shop from turning into an Italian restaurant, just as its new female owner catches Max's attention.
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The Grass Harp
( 1996 )
Becoming an orphan in 1935, Collin moves to his dad's cousins Verena and Dolly. Verena is a rich, bossy businesswoman. Dolly, Collin and the maid revolt, moving to a tree house.
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Out to Sea
( 1997 )
A failed gambler, intent on meeting a rich widow, tricks his widowed brother-in-law into boarding a cruise ship as dance hosts.
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The Odd Couple II
( 1998 )
It has been seventeen years now since Oscar and Felix saw each other for the last time. Oscar is living in Florida, Felix in New York. One day, Oscar is called by his son Brucey who invites him to his wedding to Felix' daughter Hannah next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at Los Angeles International Airport and take a rental car in order to go to San Malina for the wedding. The trip develops into an odyssey, starting with Oscar forgetting Felix' suitcase at the Budget station, going over to the complete loss of the directions (and the car), several difficulties with the police, a dead person, a toupee, underwear and revenge-hungry Cowboys and ending up with Felix meeting the "one and only" woman. But the wedding has to be reached on time.
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