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Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

The best of enemies until something came between them.

19936.71h 43m

Overview

For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.

Directed by Donald Petrie
Written by Mark Steven Johnson
Produced by Richard C. Berman, John Davis
Box OfficeBudget: $35.1MRevenue: $70.2M

Top Cast

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

John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Moving Man

Themes & Keywords

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About Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men is a comedy, romance film released in 1993 exploring themes of thanksgiving, retiree, old friends, elderly, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger. Directed by Donald Petrie, it stars Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret. For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.

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