The legendary Jack Lemmon makes an "outstanding directorial debut" (Variety), with a script by John Paxton, in this "winning comedy-drama" (Leonard Maltin) that bridges the proverbial generation gap with laughter, irony and compassion. Walter Matthau delivers an Oscar nominated performance in this heartwarming comedy about getting older and wiser!

Joseph P. Kotcher (Matthau) is a kindly, if occasionally exasperating, widower who has worn out his welcome with his son, daughter-in-law and grandson. Despite Kotch's many pearls of wisdom, he soon finds himself feeling useless and unwanted. But just when he seems destined for a retirement home, Kotch befriends a feisty, unwed, teenage mother-to-be and embarks on the unlikeliest of adventures!