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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Isabell O'Connor
- Nurse
- (as Isabell Monk)
Buffy Sedlachek
- Punky
- (as Buffy Sedlacheck)
Oliver Osterberg
- Fisherman
- (as Ollie Osterberg)
Joel Edwards
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Steven Mark Hahn
- Moving Man
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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- TriviaAt 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.
- GoofsJohn 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 creditsOne 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into Ann-Margret: Från Valsjöbyn till Hollywood (2014)
- SoundtracksHeat Wave
Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Ella Fitzgerald
Courtesy of VERVE RECORDS
By Arrangement with POLYGRAM SPECIAL MARKETS
Featured review
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
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
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $70,172,621
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,874,911
- Dec 26, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $70,172,621
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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