Harry and Tonto
Get a lift.
Get a lift.
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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1974
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Harry Coombes is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States — visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.
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Runtime:
115 min
Release date:
12 Aug 1974
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$980,000
Revenue:
$9,200,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 3 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A pleasant film about an old man who rejuvenates himself on a cross-country trek.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
24 Nov 2008
fresh:
Mazursky has escaped Fellini's shadow; when everyone's back from going to 'look for America', he might have something interesting to say.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
It's not easy to make comedies that work as drama, too. But Carney's acting is so perceptive that it helps this material succeed.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
The muted style robs the picture of the liberating point it's meant to make: that imaginative energy transcends the generations.
– Nora Sayre,
New York Times,
21 May 2003
rotten:
You may find much of this, despite the apparent sincerity, too cutesy and self-satisfied for its own good.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000