The Sunshine Boys is a play by Neil Simon that was produced on Broadway in 1972 and later adapted for film and television. It focuses on aging Al Lewis and Willy Clark, a one-time vaudevillian team known as "Lewis and Clark" who, over the course of forty-odd years, not only grew to hate each other but never spoke to each other off-stage throughout the final year of their act.

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  • The Sunshine Boys is a play by Neil Simon that was produced on Broadway in 1972 and later adapted for film and television. It focuses on aging Al Lewis and Willy Clark, a one-time vaudevillian team known as "Lewis and Clark" who, over the course of forty-odd years, not only grew to hate each other but never spoke to each other off-stage throughout the final year of their act. The stubborn Clark, who was not ready for retirement, resented the wiser Lewis for breaking up the act when he opted to leave show business. It is now 1972 and CBS is inviting the team to reunite for a special on the history of comedy, with the pair representing the vaudeville era at its best. Clark is convinced by his nephew Ben to revive one of the old routines one last time. Much of the humor is derived from efforts to get the two cantankerous actors into the same room for a rehearsal, their differences of opinion once they reunite, and their shenanigans on the actual broadcast. Neil Simon was inspired by two venerable vaudeville teams. The longevity of "Lewis and Clark" was inspired by Smith and Dale who, unlike their theatrical counterparts, were inseparable lifelong friends. The undercurrent of hostility between "Lewis and Clark" was inspired by the team of Gallagher and Shean, who were successful professionally but argumentative personally.
  • La pareja chiflada es una película dirigida en 1975 por Herbert Ross a partir de la obra de Neil Simon. La película está protagonizada por Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin, Lee Meredith, Carol DeLuise, F. Murray Abraham, Howard Hesseman y Ron Rifkin, entre otros. La película ganó el Premio Oscar en la categoría de (George Burns) y fue candidata en las categorías de (Walter Matthau), y . Jack Benny iba a interpretar un papel en la película, pero tuvo que dejarlo cuando se le diagnosticó un cáncer de páncreas, que acabaría posteriormente con su vida. George Burns aceptó el papel de Benny, lo que le permitió relanzar su carrera ya casi a los 80 años. En 1995, se realizó una versión para la televisión, protagonizada por Woody Allen, Peter Falk, Michael McKean, Liev Schreiber, Edie Falco y Sarah Jessica Parker.
  • The Sunshine Boys est un film américain réalisé par Herbert Ross, sorti en 1975. Le texte des Sunshine boys a souvent été monté. La pièce est jouée par la Compagnie belge Comp. Marius du 28 novembre au 15 décembre 2007 au Théâtre de l'Athénée-Louis-Jouvet.
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  • Original Broadway poster
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  • USA
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  • December 18, 1972
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  • The Sunshine Boys is a play by Neil Simon that was produced on Broadway in 1972 and later adapted for film and television. It focuses on aging Al Lewis and Willy Clark, a one-time vaudevillian team known as "Lewis and Clark" who, over the course of forty-odd years, not only grew to hate each other but never spoke to each other off-stage throughout the final year of their act.
  • La pareja chiflada es una película dirigida en 1975 por Herbert Ross a partir de la obra de Neil Simon. La película está protagonizada por Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin, Lee Meredith, Carol DeLuise, F. Murray Abraham, Howard Hesseman y Ron Rifkin, entre otros. La película ganó el Premio Oscar en la categoría de (George Burns) y fue candidata en las categorías de (Walter Matthau), y .
  • The Sunshine Boys est un film américain réalisé par Herbert Ross, sorti en 1975. Le texte des Sunshine boys a souvent été monté. La pièce est jouée par la Compagnie belge Comp. Marius du 28 novembre au 15 décembre 2007 au Théâtre de l'Athénée-Louis-Jouvet.
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