Kotch
life is what you make it from the movie kotchKotch is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman, and Ellen Geer. Contents
 Adapted by John Paxton from the 1965 novel of the same name by Katharine Topkins, the film tells the story of an elderly man who runs away so as not to be put into a nursing home, and strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenaged girl. It was Lemmon's only film behind the camera and partnered him with friend and frequent costar Matthau.  Portions of the film were shot and set in Palm Springs, California. Kotch movie part 2CastReceptionThe film earned rentals of $3.6 million in North America and $1.4 million in other countries. It recorded an overall profit of $330,000. AwardsThe film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Walter Matthau), Best Film Editing (Ralph E. Winters), Best Music, Song (for Marvin Hamlisch and Johnny Mercer for "Life Is What You Make It"), and Best Sound (Richard Portman and Jack Solomon). Home mediaKotch was released in a Region 1 DVD by Fox Video on July 6, 2004. ReferencesKotch WikipediaKotch IMDbKotch Rotten TomatoesKotch Roger EbertKotch themoviedb.org Similar Topics Charles Aidman Deborah Winters Ellen Geer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
