This is good stuff. Unfortunately, director Herb Gardner is a little too fond of writer Herb Gardner's script, which just keeps going and going and going -- until even two old pros such as Walter and Ossie have worn out their welcome.
Overview
Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination. His companion is Midge Carter, who is half-blind, but still the super of an apartment house. When he is threatened with retirement, Nat battles on his behalf. Nat also takes on his daughter, a drug dealer, and a mugger in this appealing version of a really 'odd couple'.
Director and cast
- Herb Gardner Director
- Walter Matthau as Nat Moyer
- Ossie Davis as Midge Carter
- Amy Irving as Clara Gelber
- Craig T. Nelson as The Cowboy
- Boyd Gaines as Pete Danforth
- Martha Plimpton as Laurie Campbell
- Guillermo Díaz as J.C.
- Elina Löwensohn as Clara Lemlich
- Ron Rifkin as Feigenbaum
- Marin Hinkle as Hannah
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