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 ...
- $1.5 million
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Richard Carter
Sep 17, 1971 · Kotch: Directed by Jack Lemmon. With Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman. Wanting to avoid settling in a nursing home, Joseph Kotcher, a retired salesman, is obliged to leave his son's family.
- (1.6K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Jack Lemmon
- 1971-09-17
"Kotch" is Jack Lemmon's directing debut, and I can't say he makes it as successfully as Clint Eastwood does with "Play Misty for Me." Lemmon's sense of comedy (so instinctively right as an actor) loses all subtlety here.
When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher (Walter Matthau) begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, Gerald (Charles Aidman), he opts to embark on a road...
- (42)
- Jack Lemmon
- PG
- Walter Matthau
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After kissing Duncan goodbye, Kotch first goes to Erica's high school to present her with a gift of money, as he feels responsible for her situation. Upon finding her clearing out her locker, Kotch learns that Erica is pregnant and moving to San Bernardino to work at a beauty shop.
Joseph Kotcher, a retired traveling salesman, lives with his son Gerald and daughter-in-law Wilma in Los Angeles. He dotes upon his young grandson Duncan irritating high-strung Wilma to the point that she hires Erica, a high school student, as a regular babysitter to replace his efforts.
