Depressed by the direction his life is taking, Harry decides to take his own life by jumping off the Manhattan Bridge. At the last minute he's stopped by old friend Milt Manville, a successful stock broker. Milt, however, is facing his own problem: he has fallen out of love with his argumentative wife, Ellen. In a misguided effort to solve both of their problems, he introduces Ellen to Harry, hoping the two will fall in love.
Acting
Lemmon and Falk's frantic chemistry carries the chaos
Direction
Donner's stage-to-screen adaptation keeps theatrical momentum
Director
Clive Donner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Murray Schisgal's hit Broadway play that ran 900+ performances, with the same director Clive Donner adapting his own stage production.
This flopped so hard it helped kill the 1960s trend of theatrical farce adaptations — audiences wanted New Hollywood realism, not bridge-jumping suitors.
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