walter matthau and george burn be a famous vaudeville comedy act and lewis and clark and who haven not speak in over 10 year . burn retire and matthau take it personally and have hold a grudge ever since . such be the premise of this hilarious neil simon play make into a movie . of course and what make it so good be matthau and burn in their prime and and the material be funny than anything you can find today . richard benjamin shine a matthau nephew and agent . there even old clip of actual star of the golden era to get you into the groove of the film and and character actor fritz feld start it all off with a pop . rosetta lanoire and who start out in the 30 in theater with orson welles and later be grandma on family matter and be great in a small role . the only problem i have with it ( and maybe i be be too picky and or or serious ) be the way matthau treat burn when they first meet . grant and he have a lot of resentment festering in all these year and but some of the thing he do would be consider rude or just plain bad manner take out of context . also and i be use to see matthau act that way in other movie and but not to george burn . and and matthau bellow tends to get a little old . all in all and if you need a consistently funny film to help and forget your trouble and put in the sunshine boy . they will lift your spirit and make you think of a simpler time and way of life . benjamin represent you have to slide it . matthau represent wait and wait . i think you have to slide it .