Harry and Tonto

1974
R
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

6.4K

YOUR RATING

When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.

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When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.

Director
- Paul Mazursky
Writers
- Paul Mazursky
- Josh Greenfeld
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

6.4K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Paul Mazursky
Writers
- Paul Mazursky
- Josh Greenfeld
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total

Trivia
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.

Goofs
Overhead boom mike is visible in two scenes. First, when Harry is sitting on the couch with Eddie at Eddie's apartment. Second, when Harry is playing chess by the beach.

Quotes
Harry: You never really feel somebody's suffering; you only feel their death.

Crazy credits
Tonto is billed "and TONTO"

Alternate versions
When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'A' rating.

Connections
Featured in Words (1987)

Soundtracks
The Boulevard of Broken Dreams
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Sung by Art Carney

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Review

Featured review

8/10

The Journey of Life

Art Carney took home the Academy Award for Best Actor not only for his work in this movie, but for his entire career. The movie is about a man living his final years. His best friend and partner is his side kick cat Tonto. Together they travel from New York City to the far ends of the west coast. On the way, they bump into one situation and conversation to the next. The final scene shows Carney meeting another face along the path of life as he makes his final goodbye to the audience. In a way, Carney's character has to make this journey in order to say goodbye to the world. A heart gripping scene, Carney must say goodbye to his best of friends as Tonto get old himself. This is in a way not a coming of age story but a coming of life story. This is a terrific movie that has a moral that needs to be learned.