#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Neil Simon: Celebrated US playwright dies aged 91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Wow I didn’t know he was that old. RIP. Odd Couple and Murder by Death are the only films he wrote that I’ve seen and both are fun times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Matthau and Burns in 'Sunshine Boys' are a hoot (on Odd Couple level). 'The Goodbye Girl' and 'Biloxi Blues' are good. He was underrated, no Woody Allen, but underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I don't think he was underrated. Simon was a greatly loved and revered playwright, is my understanding of him whenever I've heard mention of his name over the years. Personally, I always had a bit of soft spot for his Plaza Suite movie adaptation. Walter Matthau playing three different guests staying in one room over the weekend was always so effortlessly enjoyable to me, I must have watched it ten times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I read that 50 actors have gotten Tony nominations for Neil Simon plays. That’s wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Biloxi Blues! Epstein! You would need three promotions to be an asshole! Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I have fond memories of Brighton Beach Memoirs, Lost In Yonkers, The Goodbye Girl, Max Dugan Returns, Biloxi Blues, ... R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 8 hours ago, Quintus said: I don't think he was underrated. In the sense that i have often read his name mentioned in a slightly condescending tone in contemporary reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,504 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 9 hours ago, Quintus said: I don't think he was underrated. Simon was a greatly loved and revered playwright, is my understanding of him whenever I've heard mention of his name over the years. Personally, I always had a bit of soft spot for his Plaza Suite movie adaptation. Walter Matthau playing three different guests staying in one room over the weekend was always so effortlessly enjoyable to me, I must have watched it ten times. I watched PLAZA SUITE, at work, the other day. Like you, Lee, I've always liked it. I also like BAREFOOT IN THE PARK, and THE GOODBYE GIRL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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