- Walter Matthau, The Survivors, 1982. “Confused and repellent,” said Chicago Tribune critic Gene SiskelAlmost inevitable after such musical-chairs casting. Jack Nicholson and James Caan became Joe Bologna and Jerry Reed (he stayed aboard, but as Jack) became Walter Matthau and Robin Williams acting as if in two different movies.
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