Movies: Neil Simon

Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has been out of Libby's life for 16 of her 19 years. Libby arrives i...

Nell Valentine, a young schoolteacher, breaks the routine of her everyday life to embark on a European adventure. She meets and falls in love with the mysterious Ray Brinton, another American apparently on vacation, whose past poses an obstacle to th...

In a story based on the real-life relationship of Marvin Hamlisch and Carol Bayer Sager, a wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat lyricist, but initially the match is not one made in heaven. The two undergo a series of trials and overcome a numbe...

An American comes to New Orleans to get the help of a governor in catching a pirate, though the pirate in question is actually the governor himself....

HBO Standing Room Only presentation of the 1981 stage revival. From the Neil Simon Book. New Yorkers Paul Bratter and Corie Bratter née Banks have just gotten married. He is a stuffed shirt just starting his career as a lawyer. She is an independentl...

The story of a young man's decision to leave the home of his parents for the bachelor pad of his older brother who leads a swinging '60s lifestyle....

Two women share an apartment even though they are complete opposites. Ulla is lazy and messy while Beatrice is neat and pedantic....

Brazilian adaptation of the Broadway classic starring Claudia Raia and filmed live in São Paulo...

A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema....

Robert Osborne hosts this TCM original featuring an exclusive interview with the original Odd Couple....

A young girl becomes lost in a department store during the Christmas shopping rush. The frightened child is comforted by a department store Santa Claus who tells her a tale of storybook characters brought to life - of Tommy Tucker's love for the love...

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On January 24, 1996, at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles, CA, legendary comic Sid Caesar was reunited with nine of his writers from Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour. The event was taped for release on PBS and BBC in a 1-hour cut, and late...

A French adaptation of Neil Simon's play "Laughter on the 23rd Floor", staged by Jacques Rosny....

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Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this live television special became an annual Christmas tradition with rotating cast members....

Lithuanian version of Neil Simon's play. A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack....

Johann Strauss, Jr., a would-be composer of waltzes in mid-19th Century Vienna, attempts to thwart his father's efforts to prevent his success when the older man becomes jealous of his melodic skill....

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A documentary profile of director/choreographer Bob Fosse. Includes clips from his films and television specials as well as interviews with Fosse, remembrances from his friends, and commentary by Gwen Verdon. A Dance in America presentation, broadcas...