Grumpy Old Men (1993)

Director:

Donald Petrie

Writer (WGA):

Mark Steven Johnson (written by)

Release Date:

25 December 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A fifty-year fight.

Plot:

A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood, only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor | Rivalry | Hospital | School Teacher | Bar

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Jack Lemmon	...	John Gustafson
Walter Matthau	...	Max Goldman
Ann-Margret	...	Ariel Truax
Burgess Meredith	...	Grandpa Gustafson
Daryl Hannah	...	Melanie
Kevin Pollak	...	Jacob Goldman
Ossie Davis	...	Chuck
Buck Henry	...	Snyder
Christopher McDonald	...	Mike
Steve Cochran	...	Weatherman
Joe Howard	...	Pharmacist
Isabell O'Connor	...	Nurse (as Isabell Monk)
Buffy Sedlachek	...	Punky
John Carroll Lynch	...	Moving Man
Charles Brin	...	Fisherman

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:PG | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Center City, Minnesota, USA

Company:

John Davis

Trivia:

After filming this movie in Minnesota in freezing temperatures, Walter Matthau was hospitalized with double pneumonia.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Chuck, Max, and John are talking about Ariel at the bait shop, John says that Ariel came to see him last night at 2:00am. Ariel came to see him two nights ago, not last night.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau (2001) (TV)

Soundtrack:

O HOLY NIGHT

A very fun and sweet film

I don't know why, but I recently had Grumpy Old Men stuck in my head, I saw it when I was 8 years old with my grandparents, but I figured that I should watch it again before I would comment on it, since your opinion changes when you grow up. So, I rented both Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men and I was excited to see a decent rating on IMDb, and I love Walter Matthau, so this was a film to look forward too. Well, I finished it this morning and I have to say that it had it's good laughs along with a very heart warming story for the holidays.

John and Max are two former friends turned enemies and have been feuding for a long time, we don't really know why at the beginning of the film. When they see a new neighbor moving in on the street, a very attractive older woman named Ariel. Now the boys have something new to fight over and are competing for her love. But it almost drives them crazy how much they keep playing tricks on each other and can they realize that it's finally time to grow up and act their ages or will they stay as grumpy old men?

This was a very charming and lovely movie that could melt anyone's heart and make them laugh at the same time. I really do miss the comedies like this since a lot of films are more aimed for a younger generation, I may be 21, but I need the grown up comedies just as well as the one's for today, we need a balance, you know? But I would highly recommend Grumpy Old Men for a little laugh and a good film to watch for an afternoon.

7/10