USA,
1971, 113 min
Directed by:
Jack LemmonScreenplay:
John PaxtonCinematography:
Richard H. KlineComposer:
Marvin HamlischCast:
Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman, Ellen Geer, Jane Connell, Larry Linville, Dee Carroll, Kim Hamilton, Paul Picerni, Biff Elliot (more)Plots(1)
Joseph P. Kotcher (Matthau) is a kindly, if occasionally exasperating, widower who has worn out his welcome with his son, daughter-in-law and grandson. Despite Kotch's many pearls of wisdom, he soon finds himself feeling useless and unwanted. But just when he seems destined for a retirement home, Kotch befriends a feisty, unwed, teenage mother-to-be and embarks on the unlikeliest of adventures! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1972 - Walter Matthau (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1972 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1972 - Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
- 1972 - Best Sound Mixing
Golden Globes
- 1972 - Marvin Hamlisch (Best Original Song)
- 1972 - Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- 1972 - John Paxton (Best Screenplay)
- 1972 - Walter Matthau (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy)