i'm not rappaport

Director: herb gardner

Actor: walter matthau,ossie davis,amy irving,craig t. nelson

Data Published: Tue Dec 24 1996

Genres: Comedy,Drama

Key Words: communist,socialist,old jewish man,old african american man,building superintendent

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116601/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Not_Rappaport

Description: I'm Not Rappaport is a movie starring Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis, and Amy Irving. Two old men - a white former radical, and a black retired janitor - strike up an unusual and funny friendship on a park bench in New York, where they...

Plot: Inspired by two elderly men Gardner met in New York City's Central Park, the play focuses on Nat Moyer, a feisty Jew, and Midge Carter, a cantankerous African-American, who spend their days sitting on a bench. They both mask the realities of aging, sharing tall tales that Nat spins. The play touches on several issues, including society's treatment of the aging, the difficulties dealing with adult children who think they know what's best for their parents, and the dangers that lurk in urban areas. Its title comes from an old vaudeville joke, a variation of which evolved into dialogue between the two protagonists: