Brucey, the son of Oscar, calls his father to invite him to his wedding to Felix's daughter next Sunday in California. Oscar and Felix meet again at Los Angeles International Airport and rent a car in order to go to San Malina for the wedding.
Acting
Lemmon and Matthau's 50-year chemistry still crackles.
Production
Practical car destruction that CGI could never replicate.
Director
Howard Deutch
Jack Lemmon
Felix Ungar
Walter Matthau
Oscar Madison
Richard Riehle
Detective
Jonathan Silverman
Brucey Madison
Lisa Waltz
Hannah Unger
Mary Beth Peil
Felice
Christine Baranski
Thelma
Jean Smart
Holly
Rex Linn
JayJay
Jay O. Sanders
Leroy
Barnard Hughes
Beaumont
Ellen Geer
Frances Unger Melnick
Doris Belack
Blanche Madison Povitch
Alice Ghostley
Esther
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Lemmon and Matthau's final on-screen pairing; Matthau died in 2000. They made ten films together over 32 years.
The 1968 original invented the 'mismatched roommates' template that dominated sitcoms for decades — this sequel arrived after every possible variation had been exhausted.
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