
Overview
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Film Editing (1969)
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Box office
Grossed $44.5M worldwide, about 37.1 times its $1.2M budget
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Based on
Based on The Odd Couple
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Filming locations
Filmed in Hotel Flanders
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Setting
Set in New York City
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Sequels
Followed by The Odd Couple II
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Collection
Part of The Odd Couple Collection
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Music
Music by Neal Hefti
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Neil SimonScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 16, 1968
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Revenue
- $44.5M
- Countries
- United States of America
- Collection
- The Odd Couple Collection
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In the United States
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