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Grumpy Old Men
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.
1993 · Directed by Donald Petrie · 103 min · Comedy · Romance · 10 frames
Tagline
The best of enemies until something came between them.
Crew
- Written by: Mark Steven Johnson, William Davies
- Cinematography: Johnny E. Jensen
- Edited by: Bonnie Koehler
- Music: Alan Silvestri
- Production design: David Chapman
- Produced by: Richard C. Berman, John Davis
Cast
- Jack Lemmon as John Gustafson
- Walter Matthau as Max Goldman
- Ann-Margret as Ariel Truax
- Burgess Meredith as Grandpa Gustafson
- Daryl Hannah as Melanie
- Kevin Pollak as Jacob Goldman
- Ossie Davis as Chuck
- Buck Henry as Snyder
- Christopher McDonald as Mike
- John Carroll Lynch as Moving Man
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: John Davis, Lancaster Gate, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget: $35,100,000
- Box office: $70,172,621
- Themes: thanksgiving, retiree, old friends, elderly, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, neighborhood, ice fishing, christmas
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