who was the better "Felix"... - Democratic Underground

Servo300

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Thu May-20-04 12:12 PM
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who was the better "Felix"...

Tony Randall or Jack Lemmon?

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Bertha Venation

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Thu May-20-04 12:15 PM
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1. can't really compare the two

Edited on Thu May-20-04 12:16 PM by Bertha Venation

they were both great in their respective genres

edit: and I can't believe they're both gone. :cry:

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Champion Jack

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Thu May-20-04 12:20 PM
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2. This one?

Edited on Thu May-20-04 12:21 PM by Champion_Jack

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ronnykmarshall

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Thu May-20-04 12:33 PM
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3. I loves me some Felix!

Edited on Thu May-20-04 01:03 PM by ronnykmarshall

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Parrcrow

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Thu May-20-04 01:03 PM
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4. Art Carney originated the role on Broadway

I never saw it of course but that would have been interesting.

I prefer Jack Lemmon

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elperromagico

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Thu May-20-04 01:12 PM
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6. Apparently Walter Matthau wanted the role of Felix too.

Edited on Thu May-20-04 01:12 PM by elperromagico

He said to Neil Simon, "I can phone in Oscar. Felix would be a challenge."

Walter Matthau as Felix Unger - now that would have been interesting...

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Parrcrow

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Thu May-20-04 01:17 PM
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7. Wow I didn't know that one

That WOULD have been interesting.

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elperromagico

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Thu May-20-04 01:10 PM
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5. I preferred Lemmon's interpretation.

God rest Tony Randall's soul, but his Felix never struck me as likable at all. Lemmon's Felix was a nice guy who had the capacity to get on your nerves, but he was still likable.

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Reverend_Smitty

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Thu May-20-04 01:25 PM
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8. The odd Couple is one of my favorite movies

It's one of those movies that I can watch over and over and it never gets old. So I guess I like Jack Lemmon's Felix better.

However I do enjoy the TV show. I usually catch it after Saturday Mets games on channel 11. There's just something about that show that makes it more enjoyable on lazy Saturday afternoons!

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Westegg

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Thu May-20-04 01:46 PM
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9. Lemmon was great, but Randall made "Felix" his own...

I DO like the movie and have watched it a few times, but Randall was great for the TV version. I've been watching the re-runs in recent months, and it really was a smart show, for the time. Conventional and sit-com-y, yeah, but it had an edge and a grace to it. As far as mainstream fare goes, it was one of the good ones. And I love Murray the Cop.

And let's not forget: Randall as Felix was the first "gay" character on TV. It's all in the subtext, and frankly, that subtext wasn't buried too deeply, know what I mean? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink.

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