
Kotch (1971)
6.5|17 Sept, 1971|113 min
Walter Matthau in the role only he could make so excitingly different...
6.5|17 Sept, 1971|113 min
Released
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When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.
Keywords
based on novel or book
palm springs
nursing home
teenage pregnancy
Casts

Walter Matthau
Joseph P. Kotcher

Deborah Winters
Erica Herzenstiel

Felicia Farr
Wilma Kotcher

Charles Aidman
Gerald Kotcher

Ellen Geer
Vera Kotcher
Donald Kowalski
Duncan Kotcher
Dean Kowalski
Duncan Kotcher

Arlen Stuart
Mrs. Fisher

Jane Connell
Miss Roberts
James Brodhead
Mr. Weaver
Jessica Rains
Dr. McKernan

Darrell Larson
Vincent Perrin

Biff Elliot
Motel Manager

Paul Picerni
Dr. Caudillo

Lucy Saroyan
Sissy

Kim Hamilton
Receptionist
Tamar Cooper
Nurse

Amzie Strickland
Film Narrator

Paul Fierro
Pablo

Larry Linville
Peter Stiel

Penny Santon
Mrs. Segura
Janya Braunt
Mrs. Pugh (uncredited)

Dee Carroll
Dorothy Ballinger (uncredited)

Bob Harks
Shopper (uncredited)
Jason Karpf
Trick-or-Treater (uncredited)

Jack Lemmon
Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Crews

Jack Lemmon
Director

Richard Carter
Producer
Katharine Topkins
Novel
John Paxton
Screenplay
Hal Shiffman
Second Assistant Camera
Irving Rosenblum
Assistant Editor

Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer
Leon Chooluck
Production Supervisor
Ruth Carter
Still Photographer
Eric D. Andersen
First Assistant Camera
Jeremy Lepard
Title Designer
James R. Connell
Camera Operator
Jeremy Lepard
Additional Editing

James Plannette
Best Boy Lighting Technician
Robert Willoughby
Still Photographer
Connie Anderson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kenneth Adams
Key Grip
Tim Griffith
Gaffer
Ruth Carter
Location Scout

Ralph E. Winters
Editor
Jack Poplin
Art Direction
Richard Portman
Recording Supervision
Jack Solomon
Sound
Harry Ray
Makeup Artist
Jeremy Lepard
Visual Effects
Jack Erickson
Special Effects
Jean Austin
Hairdresser
William Kiernan
Set Decoration
John A. Anderson
Costume Design
Barbara Gallagher
Casting
Charles Dismukes
Assistant Director
Harry F. Hogan
Assistant Director
Frank E. Warner
Sound Effects
Richard H. Kline
Director of Photography
Richard M. Rubin
Props
Backdrops & Posters


