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Grumpy Old Men

  • 19931993
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 43m
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Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)
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A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
51K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,722
607
    • Donald Petrie
    • Mark Steven Johnson
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Walter Matthau
    • Ann-Margret
    • Donald Petrie
    • Mark Steven Johnson
  • Stars
    • Jack Lemmon
    • Walter Matthau
    • Ann-Margret
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 112User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)
    Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)
    Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)
    Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)
    Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)
    Ann-Margret, Jack Lemmon, and Walter Matthau in Grumpy Old Men (1993)
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    Jack Lemmon
    Jack Lemmon
    • John Gustafson
    Walter Matthau
    Walter Matthau
    • Max Goldman
    Ann-Margret
    Ann-Margret
    • Ariel Truax
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Grandpa Gustafson
    Daryl Hannah
    Daryl Hannah
    • Melanie
    Kevin Pollak
    Kevin Pollak
    • Jacob Goldman
    Ossie Davis
    Ossie Davis
    • Chuck
    Buck Henry
    Buck Henry
    • Snyder
    Christopher McDonald
    Christopher McDonald
    • Mike
    Steve Cochran
    Steve Cochran
    • Weatherman
    Joe Howard
    Joe Howard
    • Pharmacist
    Isabell O'Connor
    • Nurse
    • (as Isabell Monk)
    Buffy Sedlachek
    • Punky
    • (as Buffy Sedlacheck)
    John Carroll Lynch
    John Carroll Lynch
    • Moving Man
    Charles Brin
    • Fisherman
    Oliver Osterberg
    • Fisherman
    • (as Ollie Osterberg)
    Joel Edwards
    • Fisherman
    • (uncredited)
    Steven Mark Hahn
    Steven Mark Hahn
    • Moving Man
    • (uncredited)
      • Donald Petrie
      • Mark Steven Johnson
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    • Trivia
      At the end of the theatrical trailer, there is an outtake of Walter Matthau in the bath tub saying directly into the camera "If I'd known there was going to be a nude scene, I would've asked for an extra million." The crew found this so hilarious, they ended up using it as a post credits scene.
    • Goofs
      John reaches into the back seat of his car to retrieve a tax folder. Jacob approaches and greets John. When John turns around to return the greeting his hands are empty. In the next shot he once again has the folder.
    • Quotes

      Grandpa Gustafson: Looks like Chuck's taking old one-eye to the optometrist.

    • Crazy credits
      One outtake has Jack Lemmon flub his lines, and he continues, in the same tone of voice, babbling gibberish. Matthau answers him in the same "language." Their timing and intonation are precisely as they'd be if they weren't jabbering nonsense to one another.
    • Connections
      Edited into Ann-Margret: Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Heat Wave
      Written by Irving Berlin

      Performed by Ella Fitzgerald

      Courtesy of VERVE RECORDS

      By Arrangement with POLYGRAM SPECIAL MARKETS

    User reviews112

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    10/10
    One of the 10 funniest films of all time.
    I write this in 2001. Sadly, at this time, all three of the "Grumpy Old Men" (Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Burgess Meredith) have now passed on. But this film will show that some of your best work can come in your golden years.

    I first saw "Grumpy Old Men" against protest. Though I'd heard of its legacy at being "SO funny!"-- I rebelled against the idea of seeing two foul old guys yelling at each other. One night, my parents rented it-- and I happened to be staying at their house that night-- so I popped it in the VCR and watched it.

    I went to bed in pain that night because my abdomen was sore from laughing so hard. It took over 3 hours for me to watch the whole movie because I kept rewinding and watching the funniest parts over and over again.

    Though the movie stars all VERY-seasoned and excellent actors & actresses-- one tends to forget that... and only sees "John and Max" going at it again. It's a fifty-year fight between these two mischievous old bags of hot-air. The movie becomes more exciting as it progresses-- because you get to wonder who's going to strike next and humiliate the other... Gustafson or Goldman?

    Aside from a wonderful story line and script, there are some very memorable one-liners and quotes from both this and "Grumpier Old Men" (the sequel). The soundtrack is sprinkled with wonderful old songs, along with festive polka songs to set the atmosphere for the town of Wabasha, Minnesota-- a small Swedish-settlement in the North.

    If you've not seen this movie, and you have a great sense of humor-- do yourself the favor of renting "Grumpy Old Men". It's a heart-warming, happy film that leaves you feeling good after seeing it. God rest all the souls of the stars of this film that are now no longer with us-- but enjoy one of their last gifts to us before they left.
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    • Clint Ford
    • Nov 5, 2001

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1993 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Lake Rebecca, Rockford, Minnesota, USA
    • Production companies
      • John Davis
      • Lancaster Gate
      • Warner Bros.
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    • 1 hour 43 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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