The Sunshine Boys

1975

Action / Comedy

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 69% · 39 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 7394 7.4K

new york city comedian based on play or musical reunion vaudeville

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Plot summary

Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.

Director

Herbert Ross Photo
Herbert Ross

Top cast

F. Murray Abraham Photo
F. Murray Abraham as Mechanic
Duchess Dale Photo
Duchess Dale as Ben's Secretary
Walter Matthau Photo
Walter Matthau as Willy Clark
Ron Rifkin Photo
Ron Rifkin as T.V. Floor Manager
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
811.17 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
TV-PG
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 4
1.64 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
TV-PG
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 51 min
Seeds 9

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Alec B 5 / 10

Good performances but the script is overwritten and

Good performances but the script is overwritten and should have been funnier.
Reviewed by Harrison R 3 / 10

Laughed exactly once, when they finally do the

Laughed exactly once, when they finally do the damn sketch. I saw multiple moments of awkwardness and irritability, but nothing else funny.
Reviewed by R T 2 / 10

The premise is simple: two old men were

The premise is simple: two old men were members of a vaudeville duo decades ago and broke up acrimoniously, but now the nephew of one wants them to reunite for a television special to showcase one of their acts. Reluctantly, they agree, though they had not met or spoken in twenty years. Once together, however, they find they still dislike one another. The big problem with the story is that it was written in the 1970's and takes place contemporaneously, while vaudeville effectively died out many years before the storyline's breakup would have taken place. Also, Matthau's character is a nasty man-nasty to everyone, even the nurse who takes care of him when he becomes ill. He's supposed to be the protagonist of the story, but I found no reason whatever to like him, or for anyone to want to have anything to do with him. The story would have been more credible if the televised reunion had fallen through.
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