Kotch (1971)
1h 53m
Running Time
September 17, 1971Release Date

Plot.
When retired salesman Joseph Kotcher begins to feel pressure to move out of the house he shares with the family of his son, he opts to embark on a road trip instead of settling in a retirement home. Befriending Erica, a young pregnant woman and his grandson's former nanny, Kotch begins to finds new meaning in life as he helps her prepare to welcome her baby into the world.
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Cast & Crew.

Walter Matthau
Joseph P. Kotcher

Deborah Winters
Erica Herzenstiel

Felicia Farr
Wilma Kotcher

Charles Aidman
Gerald Kotcher

Ellen Geer
Vera Kotcher

Donald Kowalski
Duncan Kotcher

Dean Kowalski
Duncan Kotcher

Arlen Stuart
Mrs. Fisher

Jane Connell
Miss Roberts

James Brodhead
Mr. Weaver

Jessica Rains
Dr. McKernan

Darrell Larson
Vincent Perrin

Biff Elliot
Motel Manager

Paul Picerni
Dr. Caudillo

Lucy Saroyan
Sissy

Kim Hamilton
Receptionist

Tamar Cooper
Nurse

Amzie Strickland
Film Narrator

Paul Fierro
Pablo

Larry Linville
Peter Stiel

Penny Santon
Mrs. Segura

Janya Braunt
Mrs. Pugh (uncredited)

Dee Carroll
Dorothy Ballinger (uncredited)

Bob Harks
Shopper (uncredited)

Jason Karpf
Trick-or-Treater (uncredited)

Jack Lemmon
Sleeping Bus Passenger (uncredited) / Director

Richard Carter
Producer

John Paxton
Screenplay

Katharine Topkins
Novel

Marvin Hamlisch
Original Music Composer

Jeremy Lepard
Title Designer / Additional Editing / Visual Effects

James Plannette
Best Boy Lighting Technician

Leon Chooluck
Production Supervisor

Kenneth Adams
Key Grip

Connie Anderson
Wardrobe Supervisor

Ruth Carter
Still Photographer / Location Scout

James R. Connell
Camera Operator

Hal Shiffman
Second Assistant Camera

Robert Willoughby
Still Photographer

Irving Rosenblum
Assistant Editor

Eric D. Andersen
First Assistant Camera

Tim Griffith
Gaffer

Harry F. Hogan
Assistant Director

Frank E. Warner
Sound Effects

Richard H. Kline
Director of Photography

Jack Poplin
Art Direction

Jack Solomon
Sound

Harry Ray
Makeup Artist

Charles Dismukes
Assistant Director

Richard Portman
Recording Supervision

Ralph E. Winters
Editor

Richard M. Rubin
Props

William Kiernan
Set Decoration

Jack Erickson
Special Effects

John A. Anderson
Costume Design

Jean Austin
Hairdresser

Barbara Gallagher
Casting
Media.



Details.
Release DateSeptember 17, 1971
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Filming LocationsCalifornia, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
palm springs
nursing home
teenage pregnancy
Wiki.
Kotch is a 1971 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Lemmon and starring Walter Matthau, Deborah Winters, Felicia Farr, Charles Aidman and Ellen Geer.
Adapted by John Paxton from Katharine Topkins's 1965 novel, the film tells the story of an elderly man who leaves his family rather than go to a nursing home, and strikes up a friendship with a pregnant teenage girl. It is Lemmon's only film behind the camera, and partnered him with friend and frequent co-star Matthau.
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