Walter Matthau
Joseph P. Kotcher
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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 's 1965 novel of the same title, the film tells the story of an elderly man who leaves his family rather than go to a nursing home, and ...
Sep 17, 1971 · Kotch is a film about a retired salesman who escapes from his family and befriends a pregnant teenager on a road trip. Directed by Jack Lemmon, the film was nominated for four Oscars and stars Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr and Charles Aidman.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Jack Lemmon
- 1971-09-17
Walter Matthau plays an old man who moves in with a pregnant teenager in Santa Barbara, while his son and daughter-in-law want to send him to a retirement village. Roger Ebert criticizes the film for its lack of realism, subtlety and humor, and praises Michel Simon's performance in \"The Two of Us\".
Befriending Erica (Deborah Winters), a young pregnant woman, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world. Director Jack Lemmon
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- Jack Lemmon
- PG
- Walter Matthau
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Kotch is a film adaptation of a novel by Katharine Topkins, starring Jack Lemmon as an elderly man who moves in with his son's family and falls for a pregnant teen. The film was released in 1971 and directed by Walter Matthau, who also played Lemmon's son.
Kotch is a comedy film about a retired salesman who travels across the US and befriends a pregnant teenager. He leaves his son's family and finds a new home and purpose in Palm Springs.
