The Odd Couple

1968

Gene Saks

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman ...

7.7

26,002

Comedy

Comedy

Two friends try sharing an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day. Felix Ungar has just broken up with his wife. Despondant, he goes to kill himself but is saved by his friend Oscar Madison. With nowhere ele to go, Felix is urged by Oscar to move in with him, at least for a while. The only problem is that Felix is neat, tidy, and neurotic, whereas Oscar is slovenly and casual.

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"One of the best comedies of the summer (...) a funny "screen version" of a very funny (if not very significant) Broadway comedy (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		The Hollywood Reporter	"Capitalizing on almost every funny line in the play (...) Neil Simon and director Gene Saks have adapted to the screen, fidelity-sharp, the embattled hilarity of The Odd Couple"
		Tom Milne Time Out	"An irresistible double act from Lemmon and Matthau."

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