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Harry and Tonto is a 1974 American road comedy-drama directed by Paul Mazursky and written by Mazursky & Josh Greenfeld. The film follows a man named Harry who decides to travel cross-country with his pet cat, Tonto. Art Carney won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Harry.
Harry and Tonto: 20th Century Fox: Paul Mazursky (director/screenplay); Josh Greenfeld (screenplay); Art Carney, Herbert Berghof, Philip Bruns, Ellen Burstyn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Hagman, Chief Dan George, Melanie Mayron, Josh Mostel: 14 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia: United Artists / Optimus Films / Estudios Churubusco
Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (/ m ə ˈ z ɜːr s k i /; April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor.Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), An Unmarried Woman (1978), Harry and Tonto (1974), and Enemies, A Love Story (1989).
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An Unmarried Woman may give Mazursky the popular success that his films Blume in Love, Harry and Tonto and Next Stop, Greenwich Village should have given him – Erica, the heroine, sleeps in a T-shirt and bikini panties. There are so few movies that deal with recognizable people that this detail alone is enough to pick up one's spirits...
Josh Greenfeld (27 February 1928 [1] [2] – 11 May 2018) [3] was an American author and screenwriter mostly known for his screenplay for the 1974 film Harry and Tonto along with Paul Mazursky, which earned them an Academy Award nomination and its star, Art Carney, the Oscar itself for Best Actor.
Joshua Mostel (born December 21, 1946) is an American actor with numerous film and Broadway credits. [1] The son of Zero Mostel, he is best known for his supporting roles in films such as Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Harry and Tonto (1974), Sophie's Choice (1982), City Slickers (1991), Billy Madison (1995), and Big Daddy (1999).
Carney also won a Golden Globe award for his performance in Harry and Tonto. In demand in Hollywood after that, Carney then appeared in W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (as a deranged preacher), The Late Show (as an aging detective), House Calls (as a senile chief surgeon), Movie Movie (in multiple roles), and Going in Style (as a bored senior ...