The Sunny Boys
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Sunny Boys |
| Original title | The Sunshine Boys |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1975 |
| length | 111 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Herbert Ross |
| script | Neil Simon |
| production | Ray Stark |
| music | Irwin fish |
| camera | David M. Walsh |
| cut | John F. Burnett |
| occupation | |
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The Sunny Boys is an American comedy film directed by Herbert Ross from 1975. It is based on the Broadway play with the original title The Sunshine Boys by Neil Simon from 1972. Under the title (The) Sonny Boys was made in 1982 Adaptation of German television, with Carl-Heinz Schroth , Johannes Heesters and Herbert Herrmann . US television also produced a remake in 1996, starring Woody Allen and Peter Falk . The original title is The Sunshine Boys , the German title (Die) Sonny Boys .
action
The aging actor Willy Clark keeps afloat with small roles that his manager and nephew Ben Clark teaches him free of charge. The uncle is, however, quite demanding and with his choleric nature does not make it easy for his fellow men. One day Ben arranges a meeting with Willy's former partner, Al Lewis.
In contrast to Willy, he is a quiet and level-headed contemporary. It is precisely this trait that upsets Willy and at the time, more than 40 years ago, ensured that the two fell out and their play was canceled. In the end, however, Ben Clark succeeds in getting the two fighters back on stage together, even if the collaboration is just as difficult as it was back then. Willy is so upset about trivialities that he has a heart attack. Even in the hospital bed he tries to keep his line at first. In the end, however, he has to admit to Al Lewis that he was not always right, and the two fighters reconcile.
Locations
- Ansonia Hotel - 74th Street & Broadway , Manhattan (exterior shots, Willy's apartment)
- Ed Sullivan Theater - 1697 Broadway, Manhattan (further exterior shots)
- Friars Club - 107 West 45th Street, Manhattan
- George Washington Bridge , Manhattan
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., California
- Times Square - Manhattan
Reviews
Cinema.de writes: “The Broadway comedy by Neil Simon also impresses in the film with its biting dialog wit. The great George Burns, already 79 years old at the time of filming, received a well-deserved Oscar for best supporting actor. "
Awards (selection)
- 1976: Oscar for Best Supporting Actor : George Burns
- 1976: Golden Globe as best leading actor : Walter Matthau
- 1976: Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor: Richard Benjamin
- 1976: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Comedy)
useful information
The best-known implementation of the material at a German theater is probably the one with Wolfgang Spier in the role of Al Lewis and Harald Juhnke as Willy Clark in the Theater am Kurfürstendamm in Berlin.
Web links
- The Sunny Boys in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Sunny Boys in the Internet Movie Database (English) (1982)
- ↑ The Sunny Boys in the Internet Movie Database (English) (1996)