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Kotch

Play trailer Poster for Kotch PG,  1971,  1h 58m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 75% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
75% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
Jack Lemmon directs his friend and frequent costar Walter Matthau in this gentle comedic drama. When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher (Walter Matthau) begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, Gerald (Charles Aidman), he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica (Deborah Winters), a young pregnant woman, Kotch begins to find new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.

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Sue Adolphson San Francisco Chronicle Jun 14, 2018
3/4
Though only 50 years old when he made the film, Matthau is more than convincing as the doddering Joe Kotcher... Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
2/4
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. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Feb 8, 2019
3/4
Matthau's warm characterization propels this sweet and earnest movie. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Mar 28, 2014
2/4
...very slow and very gentle... Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 3, 2012
B-
Walter Matthau gives a compelling, Oscar-nominated performance as a grumpy old man in this melodrama, the only film star Jack Lemmon directed. Go to Full Review
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com Jun 21, 2008
5/5
Great turn by Walter Matthau in aged makeup, and nicely directed by friend Jack Lemmon. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Jack Lemmon

Director

Walter Matthau

Joseph P. Kotcher

Deborah Winters

Erica Herzenstiel

Felicia Farr

Wilma Kotcher

Charles Aidman

Gerald Kotcher

Ellen Geer

Vera Kotcher

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Kotch

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Movie Info

Synopsis Jack Lemmon directs his friend and frequent costar Walter Matthau in this gentle comedic drama. When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher (Walter Matthau) begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, Gerald (Charles Aidman), he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica (Deborah Winters), a young pregnant woman, Kotch begins to find new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.
Director
Jack Lemmon
Producer
Richard Carter
Screenwriter
John Paxton
Distributor
Cinerama Releasing Corporation [us]
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 17, 1971, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 1, 2006
Runtime
1h 58m
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