Kotch
Walter Matthau in the role only he could make so excitingly different...
Rating: 6.6 out of 10TMDB(36 votes)
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Film Editing (1972)
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Filming locations
Filmed in California
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Setting
Set in California and Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Richard H. Kline
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John PaxtonScreenplay
- Katharine TopkinsNovel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 17, 1971
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Production
Cast
Walter MatthauJoseph P. Kotcher
Deborah WintersErica Herzenstiel
Felicia FarrWilma Kotcher
Charles AidmanGerald Kotcher
Ellen GeerVera Kotcher- Donald KowalskiDuncan Kotcher
- Dean KowalskiDuncan Kotcher
Arlen StuartMrs. Fisher
Jane ConnellMiss Roberts- James BrodheadMr. Weaver
- Jessica RainsDr. McKernan
Darrell LarsonVincent Perrin
Biff ElliotMotel Manager
Paul PicerniDr. Caudillo
Lucy SaroyanSissy
Kim HamiltonReceptionist- Tamar CooperNurse
Amzie StricklandFilm Narrator
Paul FierroPablo
Larry LinvillePeter Stiel
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