One of three cinema movie collaborations of actor-singer Willie Nelson and producer-director Sydney Pollack. The three pictures are [in order]: The Electric Horseman (1979) (their first film), Honeysuckle Rose (1980) (their second movie), and Songwriter (1984) (their third and final flick). Nelson appears in all three pictures with lead starring roles in all but the first where Nelson had a supporting part. Pollack acted in three different capacities on the three films: as a director, an executive producer, and a producer respectively.
The Sunshine Boys - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The original Broadway production of "The Sunshine Boys" by Neil Simon opened at the Broadhurst Theater in New York on December 20, 1972, ran for 538 performances and was nominated for the 1973 Tony Award (New York City) for the Best Play.
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One of three 1996 Neil Simon adaptations made for television and first broadcast in that year. The others were Jake's Women (1996) and London Suite (1996). All were made for production houses Hallmark Entertainment and Metropolitan Productions.
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This film is an updated remake of the 1975 movie which starred Walter Matthau and George Burns. The original Broadway production opened in 1972, starring Jack Albertson and Sam Levene. A 1997 Broadway revival starred Jack Klugman and Tony Randall.
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In the original 1975 movie Al's daughter was named Doris and was played by Carol Arthur. In this remake she's renamed Carol.
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This updated version moves Lewis and Clark's stardom from the Vaudeville era to 1960s TV. Although the story is set in 1996, they claim to have been a comedy team for 23 years and retired for 8. That would have placed their act back to 1965.
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This marks the only film appearance of Woody Allen with either Peter Falk or Sarah Jessica Parker. Allen has no scenes with Whoopi Goldberg.
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Neil Simon is said to have based the character of Willy Clark on Willie Howard who Simon met when Howard was an old man.
The Sunshine Boys - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Sunshine Boys - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Sunshine Boys - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Sunshine Boys - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Sunshine Boys - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Sunshine Boys - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Sunshine Boys - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Sunshine Boys - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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