A retired New Yorker (Art Carney) travels across the United States with his cat. (Learn more)
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Starring: Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Chief Dan George
In Paul Mazursky's rueful character drama, 57-year-old Art Carney plays Harry, a 70-plus Manhattan widower who loses his tiny apartment to the wrecking ball. Accompanied by his pet, an aged cat named Tonto, Harry sets out on an odyssey to Los Angeles. During his journey, he finds a kindred spirit in a youthful hitchhiker (Melanie Mayron), who eventually finds happiness with Harry's grandson (Joshua Mostel). Harry makes stops at the homes of his grown children (Philip Bruns, Ellen Burstyn, and Larry Hagman), but each visit is more disappointing than the last; he also touches base with an old flame (Geraldine Fitzgerald), who has slipped into senility. By the time he arrives in L.A., Harry has become dispirited by his desultory visits with friends and family, but he eventually realizes that each new day can be a beginning rather than an end. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
1/1/74
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
115 mins.
Locations
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
- Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
- New York, USA
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Language
- English
Awards
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 1974 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 1974 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 1974 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or award at the 1974 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
- CBS Video
