Question 1

How many times did Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau appear together in films?

Accepted Answer

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau were paired in movies for the second of ten times in The Odd Couple.

Question 2

Why did Walter Matthau initially want to play Felix instead of Oscar?

Accepted Answer

Walter Matthau thought Oscar's personality was too similar to his own and would be too easy, while playing the persnickety Felix would be a real acting challenge.

Question 3

Which two actresses from The Odd Couple later voiced geese in a Disney animated film?

Accepted Answer

Monica Evans and Carole Shelley reprised their roles in Disney's The Aristocats (1970) as a pair of English geese on a walking tour of France.

Question 4

What personal passion of Walter Matthau's was referenced in a dinner scene joke?

Accepted Answer

Walter Matthau was a passionate Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart enthusiast, which inspired Oscar's line 'You think Mozart goes good with meatloaf?' when getting ready for dinner.

Question 5

What was the original Broadway-to-film casting conflict for The Odd Couple?

Accepted Answer

Producer Howard Koch wanted the Broadway cast (Walter Matthau and Art Carney), while Paramount's Robert Evans wanted Jack Lemmon for Felix and Billy Wilder to write and direct.

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