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as Felix, who also portrayed these
characters in the popular 1970-'75
television series.
"I think Klugman's a better Oscar
than I am," said Walter Matthau, "and
I think Lemmon's a better Felix than
Tony. As objectively as I can look at it,
Klugman is Oscar Madison, whereas I
don't feel that I am."
For director Howard Deutch, it
wasn't counteracting any memories of
the TV series that worried him. It was
dealing with the long shadow of the
first Odd Couple film (1968) as well as
differentiating this movie from the
recent Grumpy movies, which was a
particular challenge since Deutch
directed Grumpier Old Men. (That
film also featured a wedding of
Matthau and Lemmon's children.)

Neither Oscar
nor Felix has
changed much
personality-wise
since their last
encounter.

"They're completely, emotionally
different movies," said Deutch. "This
movie is almost farcical, and I find
there's very little sentimentality. I had
to use a lot of restraint just not to
inject it with more sentimentality,
because I'm used to that.
"I see Neil Simon's writing and
Felix and Oscar as pretty unique," he
continued, "and the fact that the
Grumpy movies were cast with Jack
and Walter in the roles of two charac-
ters who were nitro and glycerin —
opposites — took the cue from the
original Odd Couple."
If The Odd Couple II is a box-office
hit, Simon and Deutch plan to reteam
with Matthau and Lemmon for
another sequel.
"I have an unusual idea of what to
do with it," Neil Simon said teasingly,
"but wait and see."
"Neil knows," said Jack Lemmon
about the new sequel's plot, "but he
won't tell us."
But Walter Matthau has hi: own
idea for The Odd Couple III.
"I would die," he said slyly, "and
come back as a ghost to haunt Felix." CI

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