base on neil simon play of the same the odd couple tell the story of best friend felix unger ( jack lemmon ) and oscar madison ( walter matthau ) who end up share oscar massive bachelor pad after felix try to kill himself . he have a big row with his wife over his obsessive compulsive cleaning spree and weird phobia and send her a suicide telegram . she call oscar and let him know what happen . felix turn up at oscar during his weekly poker game with their friend vinnie ( john fielder ) murray the policeman ( herbert edelman ) roy ( david sheiner ) and speed ( larry haines ) . after some side split hysteric it agree felix will stay with oscar . the rest of the film centre on how these two be such completely different character . as well a look at if oscar can stand felix truly weird and unique habit and cleanliness and if felix can stand oscar be such a slob and his laid back attitude to everything . really a film about two complete opposite live together and the joy and high and low and necessity of the gift that be friendship . with great act an intelligent and very funny script and the great monica evans and carole shelley a the british pigeon sister who oscar invite over for a double date . this one be guarantee to make you laugh every line be priceless and jack and walter be fantastic with a great chemistry . also make into a successful and equally funny tv series with jack klugman a oscar and tony randall a felix .