What is The Odd Couple / The Fortune Cookie about?

THE ODD COUPLE, 1968, Paramount, 105 min. Dir. Gene Saks. Oscar (Walter Matthau) is a slob and Felix (Jack Lemmon) is a neat freak; together the two divorced roommates generate big laughs in this adaptation of Neil Simon’s play. THE FORTUNE COOKIE, 1966, MGM Repertory, 125 min. Dir. Billy Wilder In a career filled with savage, unforgiving comedies, this may be Billy Wilder's darkest (and funniest). Hapless cameraman Jack Lemmon is injured during a football match, then latched onto by shyster Walter Matthau, who wants to milk the situation for all its worth.

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What is The Odd Couple / The Fortune Cookie about?: THE ODD COUPLE, 1968, Paramount, 105 min. Dir. Gene Saks. Oscar (Walter Matthau) is a slob and Felix (Jack Lemmon) is a neat freak; together the two divorced roommates generate big laughs in this adaptation of Neil Simon’s play.
THE FORTUNE COOKIE, 1966, MGM Repertory, 125 min. Dir. Billy Wilder In a career filled with savage, unforgiving comedies, this may be Billy Wilder's darkest (and funniest). Hapless cameraman Jack Lemmon is injured during a football match, then latched onto by shyster Walter Matthau, who wants to milk the situation for all its worth.