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Kotch
Sign in to saveKotch is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr (Lemmon's wife), Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer.
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6.6When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.
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 Kowalski as Duncan Kotcher
Themes
- based on novel or book
- palm springs
- nursing home
- teenage pregnancy
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Kotch
- Film.image
- Kotchposter.jpg
- Film.caption
- Promotional poster
- Film.director
- Jack Lemmon
- Film.producer
- Richard Carter
- Film.screenplay
- John Paxton
- Film.starring
- Walter Matthau Deborah Winters Felicia Farr Charles Aidman Ellen Geer
- Film.music
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Film.cinematography
- Richard H. Kline
- Film.editing
- Ralph E. Winters
- Film.production_companies
- Jalem ProductionsBrier ProductionsABC Pictures
- Film.distributor
- Cinerama Releasing Corporation
- Film.runtime
- 113 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $1.5 million
- Film.gross
- $5 million (rentals)
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 168894
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- publication date
- 1971-01-01
- title
- Kotch
- review score
- 75%
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Kotch is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr (Lemmon's wife), Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer.
Adapted by John Paxton from Katharine Topkins's 1965 novel, 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. It was also co-produced by Lemmon's company, Jalem Productions, in co-production with Paxton and Carter's company Brier Productions.