House Calls (1978 Howard Zieff)

It had been far too long. Funny film - written by Max Shulman & Julius Epstein and Alan Mandel & Charles Shyer - has widower surgeon fall for independent and feisty Glenda Jackson (good). Art Carney hilarious as bumbling fellow surgeon (he played opposite Matthau on Broadway in The Odd Couple). I felt - sensed - that either Matthau wasn't having a comfortable time, or that he wasn't directed well. Richard Benjamin is in it too.

Glenda's son is played by Charlie Matthau.

Music by Mancini, photographed by David M Walsh (The Goodbye Girl, Silver Streak, The Sunshine Boys, Sleeper).