Kotch
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Directed by | Jack Lemmon |
Screenplay by | John Paxton |
Based on | Kotch by Katharine Topkins |
Produced by | Richard Carter |
Starring | Walter Matthau Deborah Winters Felicia Farr Charles Aidman Ellen Geer |
Cinematography | Richard H. Kline |
Edited by | Ralph E. Winters |
Music by | Marvin Hamlisch |
Production company | ABC Pictures |
Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1.5 million[1] |
Box office | $5 million (rentals)[1] |
Kotch is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman, and Ellen Geer.
Adapted by John Paxton from Katharine Topkins' 1965 novel of the same name, the film tells the story of an elderly man who leaves his family rather than going to a nursing home, and strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenage girl. It was Lemmon's only film behind the camera and partnered him with friend and frequent co-star Matthau.
Portions of the film were shot and set in Palm Springs, California.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- 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 and Dean Kowalski as Duncan Kotcher
- Arlen Stuart as Mrs. Fisher
- Jane Connell as Miss Roberts
- James E. Brodhead as Mr. Weaver
- Jessica Rains as Dr. McKernan
- Darrell Larson as Vincent Perrin
- Biff Elliot as Motel Manager
- Paul Picerni as Dr. Ramon Caudillo
- Lucy Saroyan as Sissy
- Kim Hamilton as Emma Daly
- Amzie Strickland as Nurse Barons
- Larry Linville as Peter Stiel
- Jack Lemmon as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Reception[]
The film earned rentals of $3.6 million in North America and $1.4 million in other countries. It recorded an overall profit of $330,000.[1]
Awards[]
The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Walter Matthau), Best Film Editing (Ralph E. Winters), Best Music, Song (for Marvin Hamlisch and Johnny Mercer for "Life Is What You Make It"), and Best Sound (Richard Portman and Jack Solomon).[2]
Home media[]
Kotch was released in a Region 1 DVD by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on July 6, 2004.
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- Kotch at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Kotch at IMDb
- Kotch at the TCM Movie Database
- Kotch at Rotten Tomatoes
- 1971 films
- English-language films
- 1971 comedy-drama films
- 1971 directorial debut films
- ABC Motion Pictures films
- American films
- American comedy-drama films
- Cinerama Releasing Corporation films
- Films about old age
- Films based on American novels
- Films scored by Marvin Hamlisch
- Films set in California
- Films shot in California
- Teenage pregnancy in film