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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.
Language
Budget$1,200,000
Revenue $44,527,234
English
Budget$1,200,000
Revenue $44,527,234
Keywords
new york city
roommates
male friendship
based on play or musical
obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)
poker game
divorced man
1960s
eccentric man
neat freak
messy apartment
sports journalism
impartial
Casts
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'
Crews
Gene Saks
Director
Howard W. Koch
Producer
Frank Bracht
Editor
Neal Hefti
Original Music Composer
Robert B. Hauser
Director of Photography
John R. Carter
Sound Recordist
Jack Bear
Costume Designer
Neil Simon
Screenplay
Neil Simon
Theatre Play
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Walter H. Tyler
Art Direction
Robert R. Benton
Set Decoration
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Jack Petty
Makeup Artist
Harry Ray
Makeup Artist
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
William Davidson
Unit Production Manager
Hank Moonjean
Assistant Director
Luanna S. Poole
Script Supervisor
John A. Anderson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Paul K. Lerpae
Visual Effects
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
Backdrops & Posters
