A New Yorker newly separated from his wife moves in with his best friend, a divorced sportswriter, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.A New Yorker newly separated from his wife moves in with his best friend, a divorced sportswriter, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.A New Yorker newly separated from his wife moves in with his best friend, a divorced sportswriter, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 3 wins & 9 nominations total
- Murray
- (as Herbert Edelman)
- Matty Alou
- (uncredited)
- Sports Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Home Plate Umpire
- (uncredited)
- Hotel Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
- Chambermaid
- (uncredited)
- Bowler
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen getting ready for their dinner with the ladies, Oscar jokingly asks, "You think Mozart goes good with meatloaf?" Walter Matthau was a passionate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart enthusiast, and had extensive knowledge of his work.
- GoofsThe copyright date is shown as MCMXLVII (1947) instead of MCMLXVII (1967) as the copyright year for the film during the opening credits.
- Quotes
Oscar Madison: I can't take it anymore, Felix, I'm cracking up. Everything you do irritates me. And when you're not here, the things I know you're gonna do when you come in irritate me. You leave me little notes on my pillow. Told you 158 times I can't stand little notes on my pillow. "We're all out of cornflakes. F.U." Took me three hours to figure out F.U. was Felix Ungar!
- Crazy creditsWhen the credits for Cecily and Gwendolyn Pigeon are displayed, they are first in the wrong order (since Oscar also keeps mixing them up) and after a couple of seconds they shift to their correct positions.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
- SoundtracksRule Britannia
(1740) (uncredited)
Music by Thomas Augustine Arne
Words by James Thomson
Briefly sung a cappella by Walter Matthau
Both Lemmon & Matthau are superb, perfectly cast and bring both unique characters to memorable life. Viewer will most likely identify with one character over the over, but that's to be expected. So many funny scenes and supporting characters, though does tip a bit too much in sympathy with Oscar, Lemmon is so appealing that story doesn't feel lopsided.
This inspired the famous sitcom with Tony Randall & Jack Klugman.
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- Aug 31, 2013
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Dvojica bez zene
- Filming locations
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,200,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $44,527,234
- Gross worldwide
- $44,527,234