The Sunshine Boys | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster by Al Hirschfeld | |
Directed by | Herbert Ross |
Screenplay by | Neil Simon |
Based on | The Sunshine Boys 1972 play by Neil Simon |
Produced by | Ray Stark |
Starring | Walter Matthau George Burns Richard Benjamin Lee Meredith |
Cinematography | David M. Walsh |
Edited by | John F. Burnett |
Music by | Irwin Fisch |
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Distributed by | United Artists (United States/Canada) Cinema International Corporation (international) |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Sunshine Boys is a 1975 American comedy film directed by Herbert Ross and produced by Ray Stark, released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and based on the 1972 play by Neil Simon, about two legendary (and cranky) comics brought together for a reunion and revival of their famous act. The cast included real-life experienced vaudevillian actor George Burns as Lewis, Walter Matthau as Clark, and Richard Benjamin as Ben, with Lee Meredith, F. Murray Abraham, Rosetta LeNoire, Howard Hesseman, and Ron Rifkin in supporting roles.