The Odd Couple
1968 · 106 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 38,660 VOTES · DIR. Gene Saks
Overview
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,300 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:37 - Room, please? - You alone?
00:12:26 Brown sandwiches and green sandwiches.
00:15:35 Yeah, you're calling because I'm a week behind with the cheque, right?
00:19:50 - They broke up. - Who?
00:24:02 Costs me a dollar and a quarter, right?
00:28:53 - We don't know what kind. - What difference does it make?
00:32:34 Drains can be fixed. We have plumbers. Get me a pot under the sink.
00:36:16 - Stop talking about Frances. - Do you want me to forget about her?
00:40:39 There's eight rooms. We could go a year without seeing each other.
00:43:54 Ten minutes, that's all I'm gonna be.
00:48:29 I can't take any more.
00:51:43 That's really funny. I think they actually envy us.
00:55:06 Those tears dripping on your arm is what gave you bursitis.
00:58:48 One's a widow, the other's a divorcee. They're a barrel of laughs.
01:03:10 I called at 7:00. You were gone.
01:06:39 Well, we did that beautifully.
01:11:25 - Oscar tells me you're sisters. - Yes. That's right.
01:15:23 Oh, sweet.
01:19:11 He's a walking soap opera.
01:27:22 Here's a key to the back door.
01:32:09 Have I just been told off? I think I may have missed it.
01:36:21 I'm gonna have yours dipped in bronze.
01:40:20 - I'll bet that's him. - I said he'd be back.
12:00:12 What do you want?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,300
Dialogue density12.3 lines / min
First line00:01:37
Final line12:00:12
Production Record
DirectorGene Saks
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,200,000
Revenue$44,527,234
IMDb votes38,660