Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.
Neil Simon's most irritating play is no less agonizing on the screen under Herbert Ross's sycophantic direction.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
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Mr. Matthau is so good playing old men, we may never know when he finally becomes one.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
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The Sunshine Boys is an extremely sensitive and lovable film version of Neil Simon's play, with Walter Matthau and George Burns outstanding in their starring roles as a pair of long-hostile vaudeville partners.