The Odd Couple
1968, NR, 105 min.
Directed by Gene Saks, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Herb Edelman, John Fiedler, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley.

Neil Simon’s original play was the source material for this movie, which went on to inspire the successful TV series and a movie sequel. Felix and Oscar are now part of the American mythos.

This article appears in July 20 • 2001.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.