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I'm Not Rappaport is a 1996 American buddy comedy-drama film [1] written and directed by Herb Gardner, starring Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis.
I'm Not Rappaport. Two old men - a white former radical, and a black retired janitor - strike up an unusual and funny friendship on a park bench in New York, where they deal with family, drug dealers, and the pitfalls of age.
- (1.9K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Herb Gardner
- 1996-12-24
Jan 24, 1997 · Midge steadfastly holds to his identity as the only man alive who can get his building’s boiler to work. They’re wonderful together, and when they use the park band shell to try out their version of the vaudeville act with the punch line “I’m not Rappaport,” there is an effortless grace at work.
Plot. Inspired by two elderly men Gardner met in New York City 's Central Park, the play focuses on Nat Moyer, a feisty Jew, and Midge Carter, a cantankerous African-American, who spend their days sitting on a bench. They both mask the realities of aging, sharing tall tales that Nat spins.
- Herb Gardner
- 1985
Radical 81-year-old Nat Moyer (Walter Matthau) spends most of his time talking and arguing with his old friend Midge Carter (Ossie Davis) on a bench in Central Park.
- (16)
- Herb Gardner
- PG-13
- Walter Matthau
Two old men - a white former radical, and a black retired janitor - strike up an unusual and funny friendship on a park bench in New York, where they deal with family, drug dealers, and the pitfalls of age. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
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Two old men - a white former radical, and a black retired janitor - strike up an unusual and funny friendship on a park bench in New York, where they deal with family, drug dealers, and the pitfalls of age. Old Nat Moyer is a talker, a philosopher, and a troublemaker with a fanciful imagination.