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Based On Novel Or Book | Midlife Crisis
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Best Actor in a Leading Role | 1974 | Jack
Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen | 1974 | Steve
Best Writing Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Published or Produced | 1974 | Steve
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1974 | Jack
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama | 1974 | Jack
Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture | 1974 | Jack
Best Motion Picture Drama | 1974
Box Office Collection 3,000,000 USD
Jack Lemmon was in Europe filming Avanti! (1972) for director Billy Wilder when this film was edited and scored. A print was flown to show Lemmon and he invited Wilder to see it. Afterwards, Lemmon asked for Wilder's opinion. Wilder advised one change, cut out the scene in the film where Lemmon's character visits his mistress early in the story. Wilder felt it slowed down the momentum of the story. The scene was cut, the picture was released to box office success and Lemmon won a second Oscar.
Jack Lemmon admitted to having had a serious drinking problem at one time, which is one reason he looks back on his Oscar-winning role as Harry Stoner in Save the Tiger (1973) as perhaps the most gratifying, emotionally fulfilling performance of his career.
Star Jack Lemmon was being touted as an Oscar candidate even before the film was released. On April 4th, Lemmon became the first performer in history to win both a "Best Actor" and "Best Supporting Actor" Academy Award (for Save the Tiger (1973) and Mister Roberts (1955) respectively).
Actor Jack Lemmon waived his usual fee and worked for scale plus a percentage of the gross. Scale was US $165 a week at the time.
Sissy Spacek read for the part of Myra which in the end was cast with newcomer Laurie Heineman.
"Myra: Are you OK? Do you want something? Harry Stoner: Yes. I want that girl in a Cole Porter song. I wanna see Lena Horne at the Cotton Club - hear Billie Holiday sing fine and mellow - walk in that kind of rain that never washes perfume away. I wanna be in love with something. Anything. Just the idea. A dog, a cat. Anything. Just something."
"Harry Stoner: How old are you? Myra: Twenty. Harry Stoner: Nobody's twenty."
