Harry and Tonto (1974)
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(1,616 ratings)
In Paul Mazursky's rueful character drama, 57-year-old Art Carney plays Harry, a 70-plus Manhattan widower who loses his tiny apartment to the wrecking ball. Accompanied by his pet, an aged cat named Tonto, Harry sets out on an odyssey to Los Angeles. During his journey, he finds a kindred… More In Paul Mazursky's rueful character drama, 57-year-old Art Carney plays Harry, a 70-plus Manhattan widower who loses his tiny apartment to the wrecking ball. Accompanied by his pet, an aged cat named Tonto, Harry sets out on an odyssey to Los Angeles. During his journey, he finds a kindred spirit in a youthful hitchhiker (Melanie Mayron), who eventually finds happiness with Harry's grandson (Joshua Mostel). Harry makes stops at the homes of his grown children (Philip Bruns, Ellen Burstyn, and Larry Hagman), but each visit is more disappointing than the last; he also touches base with an old flame (Geraldine Fitzgerald), who has slipped into senility. By the time he arrives in L.A., Harry has become dispirited by his desultory visits with friends and family, but he eventually realizes that each new day can be a beginning rather than an end. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Mazursky
- Written By
- Paul Mazursky, Josh Greenfeld
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 12, 1974 Wide
- On DVD
- Sep 6, 2005
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Affectionate but contrived odyssey folk tale.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
A seventy year old man from New York City travels across the country and discovers the joy, the confusion and the stoutness of the human adventure.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Paul Mazursky's sentimental, upbeat serio-comedy about a widower who takes to the road with his cat after being evicted form his home is lifted above the routine TV Movie of the Week by the solid turn of Art Carney, who won the Best Actor Oscar.
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John A. Nesbit, ToxicUniverse.com
Worth seeing for Carney's performance
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Staci Layne Wilson, StaciWilson.com
A bona finde classic, and a rare road movie that features a cat as the wheel-man.
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Cast
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Art Carney
as Harry
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Ellen Burstyn
as Shirley
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Chief Dan George
as Sam Two Feathers
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Geraldine Fitzgerald
as Jessie
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Larry Hagman
as Eddie
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Arthur Hunnicutt
as Wade
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Herbert Berghof
as Rivetowski
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Philip Bruns
as Burt
- Alex Colon
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Cliff De Young
as Burt Jr.
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René Enríquez
as Grocery Clerk
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Louis Guss
as Dominic
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Dolly Jonah
as Elaine
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Avon Long
as Leroy
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Joe Madden
as Panhandler
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Sally K. Marr
as Cat Lady
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Michael McCleery
as Mugger
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Cliff Norton
as Used Car Salesman
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Rashel Novikoff
as Mrs. Rothman
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Mike Nussbaum
as Old Age Home Clerk
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Andre Philippe
as Chess Player
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Barbara Rhoades
as Happy Hooker
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Clint Young
as Bus Driver
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Melanie Mayron
as Ginger
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Josh Mostel
as Norman
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Michael Butler
as Hitchhiker
