The Sunshine Boys
“For the price of a movie, you'll feel like a million.”
Synopsis
Lewis and Clark, also known as The Sunshine Boys, were well-known comedians during the vaudeville era, though they had a notoriously poor relationship off-stage and had not spoken to each other for over 20 years after retiring. Willy Clark's nephew is a producer of a television variety show that aims to feature a reunion of the classic comedy duo. It falls to him to attempt to reunite the Sunshine Boys once again.
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Principal cast & crew: 21
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Edited by John F BurnettShot by David M WalshScored by Irwin FischDesigned by Albert Brenner
Also known as
- Die Sunny Boysde
- Die Sunny-Boysde
- La pareja chifladaes
- Ennemis comme avantfr
- I ragazzi irresistibiliit
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21 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Walter Matthau
as Willy Clark
George Burns
as Al Lewis
Richard Benjamin
as Ben Clark
Lee Meredith
as Nurse in Sketch - 'Miss McIntosh'
Carol Arthur
as Mrs. Doris Green - Al's Daughter
Rosetta Lenoire
as Odessa - Willy's Nurse
F Murray Abraham
as Mechanic
Howard Hesseman
as Mr. Walsh - Commercial Director
James Cranna
as Mr. Schaeffer - TV Director
Ron Rifkin
as T.V. Floor Manager
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1Other crew
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