Harry and Tonto (1974)

Overview

Harry is a retired teacher in his 70s who has lived in the Upper West Side of New York City all his life. When his building is torn down to make way for a parking garage, Harry and his beloved cat Tonto begin a journey across the United States — visiting his children, seeing a world he never seemed to have the time to see before, making new friends, and saying goodbye to old friends.

Ratings

• Curator score: 6.6/10
• IMDb: 7.3/10
• Letterboxd: 3.69/5
• Rotten Tomatoes: 88%
• Metacritic: 72
• TMDB: 7.1/10

Director

Paul Mazursky

Production

20th Century Fox

Cast

Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Larry Hagman, Chief Dan George, René Enríquez, Herbert Berghof, Michael McCleery, Avon Long, Rashel Novikoff, Philip Bruns, Cliff DeYoung, Josh Mostel, Dolly Jonah, Sybil Bowan, Joe Madden, Bette Howard, Patricia Fay, Muriel Beerman, Louis Guss