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Cat | Aging
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Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1975 | Art
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1975 | Art
Top Ten Films | 1974
Grand Jury Prize | 1974 | Paul
Best Foreign Language Film | 1976 | Paul
Best Writing Original Screenplay | 1975 | Paul
Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | 1975
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | 1975 | Paul
Best Film | 1974 | Paul
Budget 980,000 USD
Box Office Collection 4,600,000 USD
Co-writer and director Paul Mazursky was taking a cab to meet the casting director, and his cab driver talked so much, he thought she might be good in the movie. He had her park at the casting director's office and leave the meter running while she came inside and read for the part. She, Muriel Beerman, got the part as the taxi driver.
James Cagney was originally offered the role of Harry. Other people considered for the role were Sir Laurence Olivier and Cary Grant before Art Carney was finally cast. Paul Mazursky's words to Carney were, "You'll win an Oscar", which turned out to be prophetic.
When Art Carney initially told Paul Mazursky that he loved the script, but felt that he was too young in his mid fifties to play Harry, Mazursky pointed out to Carney that he already had a natural bow-legged walk due to his World War II injuries, and could easily pass as an older man.
James Cagney was offered the title role, but the 74-year-old actor hadn't starred in a feature film since 1961, and didn't want to come out of retirement.
Art Carney won the Best Actor Oscar for this film, beating out some heavyweight competition: Albert Finney in Murder on the Orient Express (1974), Dustin Hoffman in Lenny (1974), Jack Nicholson in Chinatown (1974), and Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974).
"Harry: You never really feel somebody's suffering; you only feel their death."
"Harry: When did you last have a woman, Jacob? Jacob Rivetowski: What? Harry: When did you last sleep with a woman? Jacob Rivetowski: Saturday night. [pause] Jacob Rivetowski: March. [pause] Jacob Rivetowski: 1951. Yeah, it was about ten o'clock at night."
