Harry and Tonto is a 1974 film directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Art Carney.
Harry Coombes is an elderly widower who is forced from his Upper West Side apartment in New York City when his building is condemned. He initially stays with his son's family in the suburbs, but eventually chooses to travel cross country with his pet cat Tonto in tow. During his episodic journey, he befriends a hitchhiker, visits his daughter in Chicago and finally ...
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Harry and Tonto is a 1974 film directed by Paul Mazursky and starring Art Carney.
Harry Coombes is an elderly widower who is forced from his Upper West Side apartment in New York City when his building is condemned. He initially stays with his son's family in the suburbs, but eventually chooses to travel cross country with his pet cat Tonto in tow. During his episodic journey, he befriends a hitchhiker, visits his daughter in Chicago and finally meets his youngest son in Los Angeles.
The supporting cast includes Herbert Berghof, Philip Bruns, Ellen Burstyn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Barbara Rhoades, Larry Hagman, Melanie Mayron (in her debut role), Josh Mostel, Arthur Hunnicutt, Cliff De Young, and Chief Dan George. Also appearing toward the end of the film is Sally K. Marr, mother of Lenny Bruce.
The screenplay was written by Josh Greenfeld and Paul Mazursky.
Carney won the Academy Award for Best Actor, while the film was nominated for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Carney won the...
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