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The Sunshine Boys

For the price of a movie, you'll feel like a million.

1975 · 1h 51m · PG Comedy
Directed by Herbert Ross

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Overview

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.

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72%
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Fresh

The Sunshine Boys is an extremely sensitive and lovable film version of Neil Simon's play, with Walter Matthau and George Burns outstanding in their starring roles as a pair of long-hostile vaudeville partners.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

Mr. Matthau is so good playing old men, we may never know when he finally becomes one.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten

Neil Simon's most irritating play is no less agonizing on the screen under Herbert Ross's sycophantic direction.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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