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Two elderly, eccentric, next-door neighbors sustain a rancorous relationship that only a wise observer could recognize as a very special friendship.

Max: "Good morning, dickhead." John: "Hello, moron." John Gustafson and Max Goldman have been friendly rivals for decades.

"A Westerner likes open country. That means he's got to hate fences, and the more fences there are, the more he hates them." - Jack Burns Opening Statement In 1962, our modern world was starting to become confining, not just with fences made out of wood or barbed wire but with fences made out of laws as well.

Lonely Are the Brave Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins Genre: Westerns Synopsis: Kirk Douglas, as cowboy Jack Burns, breaks jail to help an old friend and heads for the state border with the sheriff, played by Walter Matthau, in pursuit.

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Long before the current version of the movie with the same title, there was the original version of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.

If it were possible to hear anything over the screaming soundtrack and potty-mouthed profanity of 'The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,' that sad squeaking sound would be Walter Matthau spinning in his grave.

Can you spot Denzel Washingtona TMs wedding ring? A funny thing happened on the way to the subway.

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Ia ve made no secret of my great love for practical effects, be they animatronics, miniatures, puppets or make-up effects.

Jack Lemmon was one of the most beloved actors of all time. Audiences could identify with him as an everyday man, though his talent was quite evident in his ability to easily go from comedy to drama in an instant.

Anybody who's a fan of television, stage or Neil Simon is familiar with Oscar Madison and Felix Unger.

Carol Burnett @ Massey Hall, June 12 One by one, from the floor and from the nose-bleeds, adoring fans asked the showbiz icon questions ranging from "What was it like working with Walter Matthau?" to "Can I show you the tattoo of you that I got?" Lie back and think of Texas Thanks to the Air Sex World Championships, faking an orgasm is now a ...

HEBDEN Bridge Little Theatre's summer production is Neil Simon's comedy 'The Odd Couple' which, after a long run as a smash hit on Broadway became a very successful film starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in the lead roles.

The original 1974 version of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is the kind of movie they don't make anymore - which may seem like a strange thing to say, considering that Tony Scott's remake, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, opens in theaters today.

Critical foraging also turns up the earnest, sadly inadequate "Emilio" John Travolta in "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3." "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3" Before his upcoming remake of Walter Hill's best 1970s film, "The Warriors," Tony Scott inflicts the hot breath of his mediocrity on a revamp of Joseph Sargent's best '70s film, "The Taking of Pelham One ...

This weekend sees the third film adaptation of John Godey's book "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" hitting the big screen.

A crazy guy with a gun and a grudge, a runaway train and an everyman hero a ' all the classic Hollywood thriller elements are there in the 1974 original of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and the 2009 remake opening today.

Liam Lacey Thursday, Jun. 11, 2009 04:33PM EDT T he Taking of Pelham 123 Directed by Tony Scott Written by Brian Helgeland Classification: 14A The crime, the squalor, the political corruption, the boiling ethnic melting pot: No wonder New York was such a great place for movies in the seventies.

It's all in the sneeze. If you want to know why 1970s thrillers are so much better than their counterparts today, you just need to pay attention to the part that flu and coughing play in the original The Taking of Pelham 123 , the film that has now been remade by Tony Scott with Denzel Washington and John Travolta in roles first filled by Walter ...

Denzel Washington stars in the action/thriller "The Taking of Pelham 123." Denzel Washington's performance is spot-on in "The Taking of Pelham 123." "In 59 minutes I'm gonna start killing people!" The idea of being trapped in a subway car in a dark, rat-infested tunnel is every New Yorker's nightmare.