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The Odd Couple (1968)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Neil Simon
In Theaters:5/16/1968
Box Office:$44,527,234
Runtime:106 minutes
Studio:Paramount Pictures
Cast
Gene Saks
Director
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)
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