close to truth for comfort, or unmitigated hilarity." Gary Arnold of The Washington Post described the film as "no mean let-down," explaining that "Simon has missed the point by making his leading characters unattractive. Lemmon and Miss Dennis need to be an easygoing, tolerant and sensible couple. Instead, they're a nagging and childish couple, and although audiences may be laughing at their stupidity and the disasters that befall them, I doubt if anyone is laughing out of a basic, shared sense of recognition or human sympathy." Box office The film grossed $250,000 in its opening week at Radio City Music Hall, finishing joint ninth at the US box office with Beneath the Planet of the Apes which opened the same week. It reached number one in its eleventh week of release with a gross of $550,237. Awards Both Lemmon and Dennis were nominated for Golden Globe awards in the comedy acting categories. Simon's screenplay won him the Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen. Remake The movie was later remade in 1999 with Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn and John Cleese. See also List of American films of 1970 References External links 1970 films 1970 comedy films American comedy films Films directed by Arthur Hiller Films scored by Quincy Jones Films set in Boston Films set in New York City Films shot in Boston Films shot in New York (state) Films shot in New York City Films with screenplays by Neil Simon Paramount Pictures films 1970s English-language films 1970s American films