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
Oliver Osterberg	...	Fisherman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joel Edwards	...	Fisherman (uncredited)
Steven Mark Hahn	...	Moving Man (uncredited)
Katie Wahlquist	...	Woman with Man (uncredited)

Directed by
Donald Petrie

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Steven Johnson		(written by)

Produced by
Richard C. Berman	....	producer
Darlene K. Chan	....	associate producer
John Davis	....	producer
Dan Kolsrud	....	executive producer
Kathy Sarreal	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Johnny E. Jensen		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bonnie Koehler

Casting by
Sharon Howard-Field

Production Design by
David Chapman

Art Direction by
Mark Haack

Set Decoration by
Clay A. Griffith

Costume Design by
Lisa Jensen

Makeup Department
Linda De Andrea	....	hair stylist
Linda Melazzo	....	makeup artist
Linda Rizzuto	....	hair stylist
Rick Sharp	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Dan Kolsrud	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kent Genzlinger	....	dga trainee
Molly Muir	....	second assistant director
Randy Suhr	....	first assistant director
Douglas E. Wise	....	first assistant director (as Doug Wise)

Art Department
Aryn Chapman	....	art department researcher
Douglas Dick	....	construction coordinator
Chris Gibbin	....	lead
Michael Hoover	....	stand-by painter
Blaine Marcou	....	construction foreman
Jack E. Pelissier Jr.	....	assistant art director
Jerry Swift	....	assistant property master
Jim Zemansky	....	property master
Jimmy Flores	....	location foreman (uncredited)
Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo	....	assistant decorator (uncredited)
Jamie Reich	....	lead scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	dialogue editor
Kevin Bartnof	....	foley artist
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Victor Ray Ennis	....	assistant sound editor
Russell C. Fager	....	production sound mixer
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Jessica Gallavan	....	adr supervisor
Eric Gotthelf	....	foley mixer
Ron Grafton	....	foley recordist
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Wayne Heitman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Chris Hogan	....	dialogue editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cybele O'Brien	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Patrick N. Sellers	....	foley editor
Mark Steinbeck	....	boom operator
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	sound effects supervisor
Mike Szakmeister	....	dialogue editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kim Waugh	....	additional sound
David Behle	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Mauriece Jacks Jr.	....	cable person (uncredited)
Glenn T. Morgan	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Peter Albiez	....	special effects coordinator
Keane Bonath	....	special effects
Shelly Hawkos	....	special effects
Brad Holmes	....	special effects
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects on set supervisor (as Greg Jensen)
Jessica Molitor	....	special effects
Chris Porter	....	special effects

Stunts
Ray Lykins	....	stunt double: Walter Matthau
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
Bill McIntosh	....	stunts
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Blymyer	....	chief lighting technician
Dick Colean	....	camera operator
Chris Fisher	....	first assistant camera
Jimmy E. Jensen	....	first assistant camera
Hugh Langtry	....	best boy grip
Patrick Marshall	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Pat Marshall)
Tim Marshall	....	rigging gaffer
Thomas R. Miller	....	dolly grip (as Tom Miller)
Richard Moran	....	key grip (as Dick Moran)
Ron Phillips	....	still photographer
Rosalie Seifert	....	second assistant camera
Michael Handley	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Chris Van Zant	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lynn Blumenthal	....	casting: Minneapolis
Susan Peck	....	casting associate
Terri Douglas	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hala Bahmet	....	costumer
Keith G. Lewis	....	costume supervisor
Trina Mrnak	....	costumer
Elizabeth Shelton	....	assistant costume designer (as Liz Shelton)

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Adam C. Frank	....	first assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Kimberly Mann	....	second assistant editor (as Kimberly Boege)
Steve Schoenberg	....	associate editor
Trudy Yee	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Kenneth Karman	....	supervising music editor
William Ross	....	orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	score mixer
Andrew Silver	....	music editor
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Stephanie Lowry	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Tom Marshall	....	transportation captain
Linda Olson	....	transportation co-captain
Dave Robling	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Eric Bergerson	....	video coordinator
Susan Bierbaum	....	script supervisor
David Bifano	....	synthesizer programmer
Kim Bodner	....	assistant accountant
Brooke Brooks	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer (as Pittard-Sullivan-Fitzgerald)
Host Jung	....	caterer
Jane Lydon	....	production secretary
Lisa D. Menke	....	administration staff
Susan Montgomery	....	production accountant
Lana Morgan	....	assistant: Ms. Hannah (as Lonna Morgan)
Peter L. Mullin	....	administration staff
Gregory J. Niska	....	administration staff
Billy Pittard	....	title designer (as Pittard-Sullivan-Fitzgerald)
Michele Platt	....	assistant: Mr. Petrie
Tom Sann	....	administration staff
Erika Schlaeger	....	craft service
Dirk Schmitz	....	first aid
Michael Singer	....	unit publicist
Ed Sullivan	....	title designer (as Pittard-Sullivan-Fitzgerald)
Cat Thompson	....	location manager
Aaron M. Weinberg	....	production aide
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant manager (uncredited)
Kurt W. Gensmer	....	construction medic (uncredited)
Dave Halls	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Jesse Merz	....	market researcher (uncredited)

Production Companies

• John Davis (as A John Davis Lancaster Gate Production)
• Lancaster Gate (as A John Davis Lancaster Gate Production)
• Warner Bros (presents) (as Warner Bros.)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. Finland (1994) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2000) (Finland) (TV)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (Germany)
• Warner Bros. (Spain)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Warner Home Video (1994) (Finland) (video)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• Rescue Resources  construction medical (uncredited)

Also Known As:

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 SR | Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (#32764) | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Center City, Minnesota, USA

Company:

John Davis

Trivia:

Grandpa Gustafson's address is written on his shanty door when he is out ice fishing. It is visible only for a split second after he takes the paper bag of beer from his son. It is listed as: J.W. Gustafson 11291 Chloe Ln. Wabasha, MN 55981

Goofs:

Continuity: The chess pieces change places on the board when Ariel and John are talking in his house.

Quotes:

Max Goldman:Who's the guy yakkin' at your door?
John Gustafson:Just mind your own business, will ya?
Max Goldman:Mind your own business, will ya? Mind your own business. Why don't you tie your shoelace, you'll fall on your stupid head.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius: Retroville 9, The/Grumpy Young Men (#2.4)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

KRAKOW MOUNTIAN POLKA

A feel good comedy

This is a good movie because it is a feel good movie. We see the characters and we don't feel that bad about ourselves. Another Lemmon and Matthau film, where this time they are two old guys in Minnesota. Content, until a woman (Ann-Margaret) is the apple of they're eyes. Great fun, especially from Burgess Meredith, who is hilarious as Lemmon's dirty talking father who is even funnier in the out-takes. A