Nat insists that Midge stand up for his rights, going so far as to pass himself off as Midge's attorney. A revival opened at the Booth Theatre on July 25, 2002, where it ran for 53 performances and 15 previews. I’m Not Rappaport, written and directed by Herb Gardner from his stage play, takes its title from the old vaudeville joke.Comic walks across the stage as it were down a street and encounters straight man with surprise: “Rappaport! The film touches on several issues, including society's treatment of the aged, the difficulties dealing with adult children who think they know what's best for their parents, and the dangers that lurk in urban areas. 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. She has good reason to worry because Nat encounters the Cowboy, a drug dealer who is owed money by a young woman named Laurie, and by J.C., a mugger who turns violent when Nat unwisely decides to fight back. With Walter Matthau, Ossie Davis, Amy Irving, Craig T. Nelson. I'm Not Rappaport is a 1996 American buddy dramedy film written and directed by Herb Gardner and starring Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis. What happened to you?” he says. "I'm Not Rappaport'' had been a little more like "My Dinner With Andre'' and a little less like "Grumpy Old Men,'' I would have liked it more. The play, directed by Sullivan starred Hirsch and Ben Vereen.The 1996 film version, written and directed by Gardner, starred In 1986 at the Apollo Theatre London, the part of Nat was played by In 2012, a theatre group in Germany had come under fire for allowing a white actor to In 2014, a Spanish speaking adaptation, Parque Lezama, premiered at the Teatro Liceo, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They both mask the realities of aging, sharing tall tales that Nat spins. It was directed by Academy Award winner Nat's married daughter, Clara, is concerned about his welfare, particularly given how vulnerable a senior citizen can be in the park. Directed by Herb Gardner. 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 deal with family, drug dealers, and the pitfalls of age. Again directed by Sullivan, Hirsch reprised his role and was joined by Prior to the Broadway 2002 production, the play had engagements at three regional venues: the Coconut Grove Playhouse. It's impossible to *dislike* the film; it stars two immensely warm performers, Walter Matthau and Ossie Davis, in an extended riff on two guys sitting on a park bench. 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. Based on Gardner's play of the same name, the film focuses on Nat Moyer, a cantankerous left-wing Jew, and Midge Carter, an African-American man, who spend their days sitting on a bench, trying to mask the realities of aging, mainly through the tall tales that Nat spins. Miami in January 2002; Ford's Theater, Washington, DC in February 2002; and the Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey in February and March 2002. Its title comes from an old In the park every morning, elderly, half-blind Midge Carter tries to read his newspaper, but is distracted daily by Nat Moyer, an opinionated old man who reminisces about long-ago union, Midge is superintendent of a residential building and has been trying to steer clear of a tenant, Pete Danforth, whose committee is pushing for Midge's retirement.