Harry and Tonto1974
Harry and Tonto (1974)
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Cast
as Harry Coombs
as Shirley
as Sam Two Feathers
as Jessie
as Eddie
as Wade
as Burt
as Norman
as Ginger
as Elaine
as Rivetowski
as Panhandler
as Leroy
as Happy Hooker
as Bus Driver
as Burt Jr.
as Used Car Salesman
as Dominic
as Old Age Home Clerk
as Grocery Clerk
as Chess Player
as Mugger
as Cat Lady
as Mrs. Rothman
as Old Landlady
as Hitchhiker
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Critic Reviews for Harry and Tonto
All Critics (16) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (2) | DVD (1)
A pleasant film about an old man who rejuvenates himself on a cross-country trek.
Mazursky has escaped Fellini's shadow; when everyone's back from going to 'look for America', he might have something interesting to say.
It's not easy to make comedies that work as drama, too. But Carney's acting is so perceptive that it helps this material succeed.
The muted style robs the picture of the liberating point it's meant to make: that imaginative energy transcends the generations.
You may find much of this, despite the apparent sincerity, too cutesy and self-satisfied for its own good.
Affectionate but contrived odyssey folk tale.
Audience Reviews for Harry and Tonto
The pinnacle of Art Carney's later career. We have the story of man forced onto the street with only a beloved cat as companion. Naturally the humanity of the character is brought forth with the change in his circumstances and Carney's interactions with those he meets are memorable.
Super Reviewer
Paul Mazursky's best film ever! A beautiful story with a freshing screenplay, directing and the acting of Art Carney, Academy Award winner by is role in this movie. Harry and Tonto is touching.
Super Reviewer
Mazursky has crafted a story populated with humanity and decency, and where the only true villain is father time. Harry and Tonto is sort of a modernized, colorized and Americanized version of Umberto D.. Sad but still heartwarming.
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Harry and Tonto Quotes
| Shirley: | I like you, Norman. |
| Norman: | I like you too, Aunt Shirley, but I think you're a bitch. |
| Harry: | I know life is confusing. We're just trying to get on with it. |
| Sam Two Feathers: | I practice good medicine on good people... bad medicine on bad people. |
| Sam Two Feathers: | I practice good medicine on good people. Bad medicine on bad people. |
| Harry: | [In jail for urinating in public] This is the first time in my life I've ever been in jail. |
| Harry: | This is the first time in my life I've ever been in jail. |
| Sam Two Feathers: | What are you in for? |
| Harry: | Peeing. |