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NY Times Article on the filming of 'The Odd Couple'

posted 17 years ago by hankaaron
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I found a great news article date July 2, 1967 where the newspaper writer and photographer were on location of the movie, during the rooftop scene. I'd always wondered what building that scene was filmed at, and it's 190 Riverside Dr.

The article also included interviews with Matthau, Lemmon and director Gene Saks. Lemmon breifly discussed the New York scenes that were shot earlier in the week at Metropole (Go-Go Club), and the Flanders hotel (during credit sequence). Lemmon also said he had even stayed at that same hotel as a struggling actor.

Lemmon mentions a scene where he falls into a lake, and another where he spends time at another bar called Martha's. Apparantly those scenes ended up on the cutting room floor.

Much is made of the muggy 80 degree nights. So those night scenes around New York were pretty authenic!

[–] ae36 17 years ago

Just curious-- does anyone know what an apartment like that would have went for in NY in 1968?

How about today?

Were apartments like that pretty standard in 1968, or is it considered upscale for that time?

Thanks,

AE36

[–] TheATrain 16 years ago

I found a brief snippet in the June 28, 1967 edition of The Daily News about the filming of the triple play at Shea Stadium the previous day. It's in the sports pages and is mentioned at the beginning of the actual game account. The one thing I haven't been able to discern is the catcher for the Mets in that scene. Jack Fisher was the pitcher (who did not start in the regularly scheduled game that day). According to the box score, Hawk Taylor was the catcher in the actual game, so it's quite possible he may have been behind the plate in the triple play scene since he already would have had his catching gear on. The other two catchers on the Met roster that day were Greg Goossen, who wore number 19, and Jerry Grote, who wore 15. Taylor wore 10, but his number cannot be distinguished in the movie.