I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
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33% of critics liked it
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60% of users liked it
(1,063 ratings)
In this screen adaptation of the award-winning play by Herb Gardner (who also directed the film), Nat Moyer (Walter Matthau) and Midge Carter (Ossie Davis) are two elderly men who sit on the same park bench each afternoon and have developed a relationship based on playful verbal sparring. Nat is an… More In this screen adaptation of the award-winning play by Herb Gardner (who also directed the film), Nat Moyer (Walter Matthau) and Midge Carter (Ossie Davis) are two elderly men who sit on the same park bench each afternoon and have developed a relationship based on playful verbal sparring. Nat is an eccentric Jewish leftist who uses a dizzying variety of voices and assumed personalities to get his way, while Midge is the African-American superintendent of an apartment building who is afraid that he's going to be put out to pasture, as he's about to turn 80. Nat tries to encourage Midge to join him in his good-natured con games (which are performed for good causes and not for profit), but Midge remains wary. While Midge sweats out a possible retirement, Nat is trying to deal with his daughter Clara (Amy Irving), who wants to put him in a nursing home. Meanwhile, a drug dealer called The Cowboy (Craig T. Nelson) has claimed the park as his own territory, and Nat, impersonating a Mafia don, tries to run him out, while he befriends Laurie (Martha Plimpton), a young woman hooked on dope. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Herb Gardner
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Dec 27, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Andy Seiler, USA Today
This is good stuff. Unfortunately, director Herb Gardner is a little too fond of writer Herb Gardner's script, which just keeps going and going and going -- until even two old pros such as Walter and Ossie have worn out their welcome.
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Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
A stable of solid performances, led by leads Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis, are all there is to recommend.
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Fred Topel, About.com
NOT A COMEDY. So depressing.
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
The fire in Nat's belly and his zeal for justice make him an unforgettable character.
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Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
The stuff of Hollywood? I don't think so.
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Cast
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Walter Matthau
as Nat Moyer
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Ossie Davis
as Midge Carter
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Amy Irving
as Clara Gelber
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Martha Plimpton
as Laurie Campbell
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Craig T. Nelson
as The Cowboy
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Boyd Gaines
as Pete Danforth
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Guillermo Díaz
as J.C.
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Elina Löwensohn
as Clara Lemlich
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Ron Rifkin
as Feigenbaum
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Marin Hinkle
as Hannah
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Steve Ryan
as Harry
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Richard Council
as Butcher
- Mina Bern
