Grumpy Old Men
Overview
Two crusty, feuding neighbors vie over the affections of a beautiful woman who moves in on their street. Sequel: "Grumpier Old Men."
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Donald Petrie - Director
Jack Lemmon
Walter Matthau
Ann-Margret
Burgess Meredith
Daryl Hannah
Sharon Howard-Field
Kevin Pollak
Ossie Davis
Buck Henry
Christopher McDonald
Details
- Format: DVD (Full Frame, Repackaged, Amaray Case)
- Run Time: 104
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 883929077441
- Genre: COMEDIES
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: September 2009
Movie Reviews
Synopsis:
The long-running battle between neighbors John and Max escalates when zesty widow Ariel moves into their wintery Minnesota community. While the grouchy old rivals verbally spar over the new arrival, Max's son Jacob pines for Melanie, John's daughter. The pair's pranks and insults hide a growing friendship for one another, even as Ariel teaches the quarrelling duo how to escape their snowbound existence and embrace change.
Notes:
Shot in Technicolor.
Rated BBFC 12 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Copyright 1993 Warner Bros.
Reviews:
"...Matthau and Lemmon are supremely adept..." - 06/01/1994 Sight and Sound, p.48-9
"...Cheerful....[Lemmon and Matthau] have only gotten wilier in the years since THE ODD COUPLE..."
- 12/24/1993 New York Times, p.C16
"...Lemmon's dither is perfectly matched to Matthau's sour bellow." -- Rating: B - 02/11/1994 Entertainment Weekly, p.38
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