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Neil Simon
Marvin Neil Simon (born July 4, 1927) is an American playwright and screenwriter. His numerous Broadway succcesses have led to his work being among the most regularly performed in the world. Though primarily a comic writer, some of his plays, particularly the Eugene Trilogy and The Sunshine Boys,...
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The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American comedy film. Directed by Herbert Ross, the film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, and Paul Benedict. The original screenplay by Neil Simon centers on an odd trio—an egotistical struggling actor...
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- Nov 30, 1977
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- 110 min (66 hs )
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Only When I Laugh
Only When I Laugh is a 1981 film based on Neil Simon's play The Gingerbread Lady.
The story is about an alcoholic Broadway actress who tries to stay sober while dealing with the problems of her teenaged daughter and her friends: an overly vain woman...
Initial release date:
- Sep 23, 1981
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Runtime:
- 120 min (72 hs )
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After the Fox
After the Fox Italian: Caccia alla volpe) is a 1966 Italian comedy film starring Peter Sellers and directed by Vittorio De Sica. The screenplay is in English, by Neil Simon and De Sica's longtime collaborator Cesare Zavattini.
Despite its notable...
Initial release date:
- 1966
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Runtime:
- 103 min (61.8 hs )
Murder by Death
Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy movie with a star-studded cast, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore.
The plot is a spoof of the traditional country-house whodunit, familiar to mystery fiction fans from classics such as Agatha...
Initial release date:
- Jun 23, 1976
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Runtime:
- 94 min (56 hs )
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The Heartbreak Kid
The Heartbreak Kid is a 1972 dark comedy - romantic comedy film directed by Elaine May, written by Neil Simon, and starring Charles Grodin, Jeannie Berlin, and Cybill Shepherd.
Jeannie Berlin was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting...
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- 1972
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Runtime:
- 106 min (63.6 hs )
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California Suite
California Suite is a 1976 play by Neil Simon. Similar in structure to his earlier Plaza Suite, the comedy is composed of four playlets set in Suite 203-04, which consists of a living room and an adjoining bedroom with an ensuite bath, in The...
Initial release date:
- Dec 15, 1978
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- 103 min (61.8 hs )
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Plaza Suite
Plaza Suite is a comedy play by Neil Simon.
The play is composed of three acts, each involving different characters but all set in Suite 719 of New York City's Plaza Hotel. The first act, Visitor From Mamaroneck, introduces the audience to not-so...
Initial release date:
- 1971
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The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue is an American black comedy play by Neil Simon, later made into a film released in 1975.
The play ran on Broadway from November 1971 until September 1973, with Peter Falk and Lee Grant starring as Mel and Edna Edison,...
Initial release date:
- Mar 14, 1975
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Runtime:
- 98 min (59 hs )
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The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 Columbia Pictures spoof comedy film, written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore as a follow-up to their successful Murder by Death, (Columbia, 1976). It stars Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh, a detective in the...
Initial release date:
- Jun 23, 1978
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Runtime:
- 92 min (55 hs )
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The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple II is the 1998 sequel to 1968's The Odd Couple. It reunites Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon in their last film together.
It's been 17 years since Oscar Madison and Felix Ungar have seen one another. Oscar is still a compulsive gambler...
Initial release date:
- Apr 10, 1998
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Runtime:
- 97 min (58 hs )
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Biloxi Blues
Biloxi Blues is a semi-autobiographical play by Neil Simon. The second chapter in what is known as his Eugene Trilogy, it follows Brighton Beach Memoirs and precedes Broadway Bound.
The story centers around 20-year-old Eugene Morris Jerome from...
Initial release date:
- Mar 25, 1988
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- 106 min (63.6 hs )
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The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guy is a 1984 Steve Martin romantic comedy film, written by Neil Simon and directed by Arthur Hiller.
Based on the book "The Lonely Guy's Book of Life" by Bruce Jay Friedman, Martin portrays Larry Hubbard, a greeting card writer who goes...
Initial release date:
- Jan 27, 1984
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Runtime:
- 90 min (54 hs )
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The Out-of-Towners
The Out-of-Towners is a 1970 comedy film written by Neil Simon, directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis. It was released by Paramount Pictures on May 28, 1970.
Much of the film's humor is derived from the interaction...
Initial release date:
- May 28, 1970
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Runtime:
- 98 min (59 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 3,500,000 (US$)
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The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple is a 1968 comedy film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, directed by Gene Saks, and starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It is the story of two divorced men – Felix Ungar, the neurotic neatfreak, and Oscar...
Initial release date:
- May 2, 1968
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Runtime:
- 106 min (63.6 hs )
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California Suite
California Suite is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Herbert Ross. The screenplay by Neil Simon is based on his play of the same title. Similar to his earlier Plaza Suite, the film focuses on the dilemmas of guests staying in a suite in a...
Initial release date:
- Dec 15, 1978
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Runtime:
- 103 min (61.8 hs )
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Barefoot in the Park
Barefoot in the Park is a 1967 American comedy film.
Based on Neil Simon's 1963 play of the same title, it focuses on newlyweds Corie and Paul Bratter and their adventures living in a minuscule sixth floor walk-up apartment in a Greenwich Village...
Initial release date:
- May 25, 1967
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Runtime:
- 106 min (63.6 hs )
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Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers is a 1993 film film adaptation of the Neil Simon play of the same name, directed by Martha Coolidge with stars, Irene Worth, Mercedes Ruehl, and Richard Dreyfuss.
A coming of age tale, Lost in Yonkers focuses on brothers Arty and Jay...
Initial release date:
- May 14, 1993
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Runtime:
- 114 min (68.4 hs )
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The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys is a 1975 film produced by Ray Stark and directed by Herbert Ross, based on the play of the same name. The cast included real-life experienced vaudevillian actor George Burns as Lewis, Walter Matthau as Clark, and Richard Benjamin...
Initial release date:
- 1975
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Runtime:
- 111 min (66.6 hs )
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The Slugger's Wife
The Slugger's Wife is a 1985 romantic comedy about a baseball star who falls for a singer. Written by Neil Simon, directed by Hal Ashby and produced by Ray Stark, the film stars Michael O'Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay and Randy Quaid. It was distributed...
Initial release date:
- Mar 29, 1985
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Runtime:
- 105 min (63 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 19,000,000 (US$)
