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The Sunshine Boys
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PG,1hr 51min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1975
Director:
Herbert Ross
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin  ...more
Synopsis: In this 1975 adaptation of Neil Simon's stage play, director Herbert Ross presents the story of two old-time Vaudvillians played by Walter Matthau and George Burns in his first starring role since 1939's Honolulu. After decades apart, the cantankerous duo is persuaded to reunite for a television special despite the fact that they hate each other. Richard Benjamin co-stars as Matthau's nephew, who has the responsibility of making sure the comedians go through with the show and don't kill each other ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler
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Probably no other playwright of recent times has understood the importance of structure and conflict more than Neil Simon -- not to mention the mechanics of building a laugh. While this has a down side -- sometimes Simon is slavishly dedicated to form, with the result that he forgets to fill in his characters or to cover up the machinery and artifice -- The Sunshine Boys finds Simon operating at near-peak ... Full Review
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Walter Matthau
Willy Clark
George Burns
Al Lewis
Richard Benjamin
Ben Clark
Lee Meredith
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