I'm Not Rappaport
Two old men - a white former radical, and a black retired janitor - strike up an unusual and funny friendship on a park bench in New York, where they deal with family, drug dealers, and the pitfalls of age.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- Released
- 1996
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1996
Storyline
Two old men - a white former radical, and a black retired janitor - strike up an unusual and funny friendship on a park bench in New York, where they deal with family, drug dealers, and the pitfalls of age.
Top credits
Walter Matthau — Nat Moyer
Ossie Davis — Midge Carter
Amy Irving — Clara Gelber
Craig T. Nelson — The Cowboy
Did you know
• The original Broadway production of "I'm Not Rappaport" opened on Novemeber 19, 1985 at the Boothe Theater and ran for 891 performances. Herb Gardner wrote both the stage play and the screen play for the movie version and won the 1986 Tony award for Best Play. Judd Hirsch won the 1986 Tony Award for best Actor for his role as Nat Moyer, that was played in the movie by Walter Matthau.
• Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis both appear in Grumpy Old Men (1993).
• Final film directed by Herb Gardner. It also marks as his final produced screenplay adaptation.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $26,011
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $17,993 (1996-12-29)
User reviews
Mathau's acting masterclass
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
