The Odd Couple

“...say no more.”

7.4(645)19681h 46m

Comedy

In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.

Director

Gene Saks

Budget

$1.2M

Revenue

$44.5M

Cast

Jack Lemmon

Felix Ungar

Walter Matthau

Oscar Madison

John Fiedler

Vinnie

Herb Edelman

Murray

David Sheiner

Roy

Monica Evans

Cecily

Carole Shelley

Gwendolyn

Iris Adrian

Waitress

Billie Bird

Chambermaid (uncredited)

Angelique Pettyjohn

Go-go Dancer (uncredited)

Heywood Hale Broun

Sports Journalist (uncredited)

Larry Haines

'Speed'

News and articles

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

3y ago

7.0

"Felix" (Jack Lemmon) and "Oscar" (Walter Matthau) are best pals who get together once a week with their friends to play poker and shoot the breeze. Their friendship is about to be severely tested, though, when the former man announced that he has split up with his wife. "Oscar" rides to the rescue with an offer for him to move in with him, and what now ensues are a cleverly written, and generally...