Walter Matthau
Category: Comedy
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Gangster Story(1959)
FullscreenSKU: D63501
Walter Matthau's only directorial effort features the actor as a crafty mobster whose independence and style anger the area's reigning crime boss. The two crooks eventually unite, much to the chagrin of Matthau's girlfriend, who's trying to get him to change his life. Carol Grace (Matthau's real-life wife), Bruce McFarlan also star. ... more
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FullscreenSKU: D32829
A pre-Hollywood stardom Walter Matthau shines in this early '60s double bill of plays by renowned author William Saroyan. First, a neophyte writer is given advice on the art of attracting women by a playboy playwright in "Once Around the Block," co-starring Orson Bean and Larry Hagman. Next, Matthau is a working-class poet struggling ... more
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Island Of Love(1963)
WidescreenSKU: D05943
Hilarious farce concerns a con artist who enlists his writer pal to pen a film script about Adam and Eve. After getting backing from a gruff gangster, the men decide to hide out in Greece when the project is a failure. Now, the duo must pull off the scam of a lifetime before the crook gets his hands on them for losing his money. Robert ... more
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Ensign Pulver(1964)
WidescreenSKU: D81552
Robert Walker takes over the title role (originally played by Jack Lemmon) in this service comedy sequel to "Mister Roberts," teaming with ship doctor Walter Matthau to make life miserable for hard-nosed captain Burl Ives in the WWII South Pacific. The supporting cast includes several future stars, Jack Nicholson, Larry Hagman, James ... more
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SKU: D63354
Gene Kelly directs this delicious farce that finds faithful husband Walter Matthau contemplating stepping out on wife Inger Stevens. To get lessons in infidelity, Matthau consults philandering pal Robert Morse, whose advice plays out in a series of hilarious vignettes, boasting appearances by Lucille Ball, Art Carney, Jayne Mansfield, ... more
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A New Leaf(1971)
WidescreenSKU: D60104
A wickedly funny story of love and murder, starring Walter Matthau as a bankrupt, deep-in-debt playboy who seeks to turn his luck around by wooing a shy, klutzy, and botany-fixated heiress (Elaine May, who wrote and directed) and summarily knocking her off after she says "I do." Cult favorite comedy co-stars James Coco, Jack Weston, ... more
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Awake And Sing!(1972)
FullscreenSKU: D36025
Clifford Odets' 1935 play is revised for this powerful television production, a look at the Bergers, a Jewish family living in the Bronx during the Depression. The family faces financial problems and takes in boarder Walter Matthau, a World War I veteran who lost a leg in battle. While the Bergers struggle to survive, Marxist-leaning ... more
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Charley Varrick(1973)
SKU: D61802
Walter Matthau is Charley, a stunt pilot-turned-crook who specializes in small-time bank jobs. But when a seemingly simple caper yields $750,000 in mob money, Charley quickly becomes the target of a vicious hit man. Director Don Siegel's ("Dirty Harry") gritty and wryly entertaining crime thriller also stars Joe Don Baker, Andrew Robinson, ... more
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The Laughing Policeman(1973)
WidescreenSKU: D62762
A madman guns down a busload of people, including a police officer, in San Francisco, and as reluctantly partnered detectives Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern investigate the shooting, a bizarre sex scandal is uncovered. Violent thriller, based on a Per Wahloo/Maj Sjowall novel, also stars Lou Gossett, Albert Paulsen, Cathy Lee Crosby. ... more
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WidescreenSKU: D16562
First-rate crime thriller about a quartet of criminals who commandeer a New York City subway car and hold its occupants hostage for a million-dollar ransom. Robert Shaw stars as the crooks' sinister leader, "Mr. Blue," who demands the money within the hour or he'll kill one passenger every minute; and Walter Matthau is the put-upon ... more
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Casey's Shadow(1978)
FullscreenSKU: D47301
Walter Matthau is a down-and-out horse trainer trying to hold on to his job and his kids in this heartwarming comedy. After entering novice racehorse Casey's Shadow into an event with a $1,000,000 purse, the colt is injured. Will Matthau and his equine pal be able to bring their dreams to the finish line? With Murray Hamilton, Alexis ... more
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House Calls(1978)
WidescreenSKU: D73757
Walter Matthau is a womanizing surgeon who, after losing his wife and embarking upon many a meaningless one night stand, falls for administrator Glenda Jackson, in this hilarious farce about the private lives of doctors and nurses. What happens to their professional--and personal--relationship if Matthau discovers he can't change his ... more
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Little Miss Marker(1980)
SKU: D72673
Bookmaker Walter Matthau is beside himself when a customer's 6-year-old daughter is left as a down payment on a bet and he must care for the child in this fun-filled remake of the Damon Runyon story. With Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis, Bob Newhart, and Sara Stimson. 103 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
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The Couch Trip(1988)
FullscreenSKU: D44026
Escaped mental patient Dan Aykroyd winds up impersonating a radio psychiatrist and hobnobbing with the Beverly Hills rich and famous in this barbed look at pop celebrity. Crazy comedy with Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon. 98 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, ... more
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Grumpy Old Men(1993)
FullscreenSKU: D11147
The long-running feud between small-town Minnesota neighbors Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau takes on new proportions when sexy redhead Ann-Margret moves onto the block and is pursued by both of them. A fun-filled reteaming of the classic comedy pair offers hilariously salty dialogue and poignant moments. With Kevin Pollak, Daryl Hannah, ... more
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Grumpier Old Men(1995)
FullscreenSKU: D11364
Riotous hit sequel finds Jack Lemmon happily married to Ann-Margret, while romance enters Walter Matthau's life when Sophia Loren takes over the local bait shop. But when wedding plans of Lemmon's and Matthau's children go awry, the rivalry begins again between the crusty adversaries. With Burgess Meredith, Kevin Pollak and Daryl Hannah. ... more
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I.Q.(1994)
WidescreenSKU: D47234
Fanciful farce in which Princeton car mechanic Tim Robbins is helped in his romantic pursuit of academic-minded Meg Ryan by her uncle--Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau). A witty script and engaging performances by the leads and supporting players (Gene Saks, Lou Jacobi) help make this a comic winner. 95 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: ... more
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I'm Not Rappaport(1996)
WidescreenSKU: D61366
In Herb Gardner's adaptation of his hit play, Walter Matthau plays Nat Moyer, an elderly man who spends much of his time telling stories and complaining to pal Midge Carter (Ossie Davis) in Central Park. The men's future is put in jeopardy when Moyer's daughter tries to get him declared legally incompetent and Carter is slated to be ... more
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SKU: D54496
Fighting the type-casting that saw him as a character actor, Walter Matthau went on to become an Oscar-winning lead of both comedies and dramas. Matthau serves as narrator for this look back on his acclaimed film work, with clips from such movies as "The Odd Couple," "The Sunshine Boys" and "Grumpier Old Men," and interviews with Jack ... more
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