Kotch

6.5
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Run time: 113 min
  • Premiere: 1971. September 17.

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.

Discover

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

Kim Hamilton

Receptionist

Amzie Strickland

Film Narrator

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)

Art

Jeremy Lepard

Title Designer

Ruth Carter

Location Scout

Jack Poplin

Art Direction

William Kiernan

Set Decoration

Camera

Hal Shiffman

Second Assistant Camera

Ruth Carter

Still Photographer

Eric D. Andersen

First Assistant Camera

James R. Connell

Camera Operator

Robert Willoughby

Still Photographer

Kenneth Adams

Key Grip

Richard H. Kline

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Connie Anderson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Harry Ray

Makeup Artist

Jean Austin

Hairdresser

John A. Anderson

Costume Design

Crew

Jack Erickson

Special Effects

Directing

Jack Lemmon

Director

Charles Dismukes

Assistant Director

Harry F. Hogan

Assistant Director

Editing

Irving Rosenblum

Assistant Editor

Jeremy Lepard

Additional Editing

Lighting

James Plannette

Best Boy Lighting Technician

Production

Richard Carter

Producer

Leon Chooluck

Production Supervisor

Sound

Marvin Hamlisch

Original Music Composer

Richard Portman

Recording Supervision

Frank E. Warner

Sound Effects

Writing

John Paxton

Screenplay

Art

Jeremy Lepard

Title Designer

Ruth Carter

Location Scout

Jack Poplin

Art Direction

William Kiernan

Set Decoration

Camera

Hal Shiffman

Second Assistant Camera

Ruth Carter

Still Photographer

Eric D. Andersen

First Assistant Camera

James R. Connell

Camera Operator

Robert Willoughby

Still Photographer

Kenneth Adams

Key Grip

Richard H. Kline

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Connie Anderson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Harry Ray

Makeup Artist

Jean Austin

Hairdresser

John A. Anderson

Costume Design

Crew

Jack Erickson

Special Effects

Directing

Jack Lemmon

Director

Charles Dismukes

Assistant Director

Harry F. Hogan

Assistant Director

Editing

Irving Rosenblum

Assistant Editor

Jeremy Lepard

Additional Editing

Lighting

James Plannette

Best Boy Lighting Technician

Production

Richard Carter

Producer

Leon Chooluck

Production Supervisor

Sound

Marvin Hamlisch

Original Music Composer

Richard Portman

Recording Supervision

Frank E. Warner

Sound Effects

Writing

John Paxton

Screenplay