Kotch
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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'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 strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenage girl. It is Lemmon's only film behind the camera, and partnered him with friend and frequent co-star, Matthau.
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
- Penny Santon as Mrs. Segura
- Jack Lemmon as Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Production
Portions of the film were shot and set in Palm Springs, California.[citation needed]
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]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 75%, based on 6 positive and 2 negative reviews.[2]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two stars out of four. He wrote, "There aren't many comic actors I admire more than Matthau, and he does his best to be an old man in Kotch, but the illusion simply isn't there."[3]
Awards and nominations
Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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Academy Awards[4] | Best Actor | Walter Matthau | Nominated |
Best Film Editing | Ralph E. Winters | Nominated | |
Best Song – Original for the Picture | "Life Is What You Make It" Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer |
Nominated | |
Best Sound | Jack Solomon
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Nominated | |
American Cinema Editors Awards | Best Edited Feature Film | Ralph E. Winters | Nominated |
Golden Globe Awards[5] | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominated | |
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Walter Matthau | Nominated | |
Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | John Paxton | Nominated | |
Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Life Is What You Make It" Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer |
Won | |
Kansas City Film Circle Critics Awards[6] | Best Actor | Walter Matthau | Won[a] |
Writers Guild of America Awards[7] | Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium | John Paxton | Won |
Home media
Kotch was released on a Region 1
See also
Explanatory notes
- ^ Tied with Gene Hackman for The French Connection.
References
- ^ ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses", Variety, 31 May 1973, pg 3.
- ^ "Kotch". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ Ebert, Roger. "Kotch movie review & film summary (1971) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
- ^ "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- HFPA. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "KCFCC Award Winners – 1970-79". December 14, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
External links
- Kotch at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Kotch at IMDb
- Kotch at the TCM Movie Database
- Kotch at Rotten Tomatoes