Kotch
Walter Matthau in the role only he could make so excitingly different...
1971 · 1h 53m · GP
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Jack Lemmon
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Kotch
Overview
When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.
Director and cast
- Jack Lemmon Director
- Walter Matthau as Joseph P Kotcher
- Deborah Winters as Erica Herzenstiel
- Felicia Farr as Wilma Kotcher
- Charles Aidman as Gerald Kotcher
- Ellen Geer as Vera Kotcher
- Donald Kowalski as Duncan Kotcher
- Dean Kowalski as Duncan Kotcher
- Arlen Stuart as Mrs. Fisher
- Jane Connell as Miss Roberts
- James Brodhead Cast
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