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The Odd Couple II is a 1998 American buddy comedy film and the sequel to the 1968 film The Odd Couple. It is the final film written and produced by Neil Simon, starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. Released nearly three decades later, it is unusual among sequels for having one of the longest gaps between the release of a subsequent film.
The Odd Couple is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Gene Saks, produced by Howard W. Koch and written by Neil Simon, based on his 1965 play.It stars Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as two divorced men—neurotic neat-freak Felix Ungar and fun-loving slob Oscar Madison—who decide to live together.
The story revolves around the escalating problems of a middle-aged couple living on Second Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York City.Mel Edison has just lost his job after 22 years of faithful service, and now has to cope with being unemployed at middle age during an economic recession.
The film was a surprise hit. Later in the decade, they starred together in The Grass Harp (1995), Grumpier Old Men (1995), Out to Sea (1997), and The Odd Couple II (1998). While Grumpier Old Men grossed slightly more than its predecessor, The Odd Couple II was a box-office disappointment. [15]
Jack Lemmon (1925–2001) and Walter Matthau (1920–2000) were a pair of American male actors [1] [2] who starred in ten films together, [3] co-starring in eight of them. In addition, Lemmon directed Kotch (1971), which starred Matthau (and had an uncredited cameo by Lemmon).
Highest-grossing films of 1998 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 Saving Private Ryan: DreamWorks Distribution: $216,540,909 2 Armageddon: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures: $201,578,182 3 There's Something About Mary: Twentieth Century Fox: $176,484,651 4 A Bug's Life: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures: $162,798,565 5 The Waterboy
The Odd Couple, a 1968 film based on the play The Odd Couple (1970 TV series), a 1970–1975 television show based on the film The Oddball Couple, a 1975–1977 animated TV series; The New Odd Couple, a 1982–1983 sitcom remake; The Odd Couple (2015 TV series), a 2015 remake; The Odd Couple II, 1998 sequel to the 1968 film
April 10, 1998: The Odd Couple II: co-production with Cort/Madden Productions: April 24, 1998: Sliding Doors [N 4] distribution in the U.S. home media, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand only; co-acquisition with Miramax Films; [29] produced by Intermedia Films and Mirage Enterprises: May 8, 1998: Deep Impact [N 5]