Carol DeLuise, F Murray Abraham, George Burns

Two retired vaudville comedians are persuaded to reunite for a television special after twenty years apart despite the fact that they hate each other. Now the show's producer must convince the cranky ...( read more  read more... )old men to put aside their differences for the sake of the big show.

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PG, 1 hr. 51 min.

Directed by: Herbert Ross

Release Date: January 1, 1975

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DVD Release Date: March 30, 2004

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  • March 31, 2009
    Neil Simon's dialogue is as clever as ever in this filmed version of his play. Someone on one of these movie sites described it as The Odd Couple for octogenarians, and I think they were right. Much of the dialogue is reminiscent of Odd Couple (especially when you have Walter Mat...( read more)thau playing one of them). The ending came as a surprise to me but was still full of heart, as Simon's work generally is. After so much hype about it, "The Doctor Sketch" was every bit as funny in vaudevillian terms as they had claimed it to be. A great retelling of a great story. Definitely one to watch!
  • March 27, 2009
    Some of the bits were good, but I don't seem to remember them in detail.
  • March 21, 2009
    "Come in... and ENTERRRRR." A comedy classic. Luv GB & WM always.
  • January 7, 2008
    One of the best film adaptations of Neil Simon's work. Burns and Matthau work wonderfully together, and are two of the funniest old men on screen. A definite must-see classic, this is one great comedy.
  • June 1, 2007
    Haha, that descriptions sounds great. And the cast seems perfect too.
  • May 6, 2007
    enjoyed this, first time around. Not bad
  • April 13, 2007
    One of the Funniest movies ever!!!
  • January 29, 2007
    I think this version is best, but I haven't seen the Woody Allen.

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