The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple is a 1968 film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Gene Saks. It is the story of two divorced men -- Felix Ungar, the neurotic neatfreak, and Oscar Madison, the fun-loving slob -- who decide to live together, even though their personalities cause distinctive clashes. The Odd Couple was originally produced for Broadway and the original cast starred Art Carney as Felix and Walter Matthau as Oscar. For the film version, Matthau reprised his role as Oscar, but Carney turned the film down. Felix was played by Jack Lemmon who had not played the character before. Most of the script from the play is the same, although the setting is expanded: instead of taking place entirely in Oscar's apartment, Simon also wrote some scenes that take place at various outdoor New York City locations (most notably one at Shea Stadium in Queens, New York). Oscar's poker player friends also made up the cast, they were Roy (David Sheiner), Vinnie (John... full article at wikipedia