A lifelong feud between two neighbors since childhood only gets worse when a new female neighbor moves across the street.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Steve Cochran | ... | Weatherman |
| Joe Howard | ... | Pharmacist | |
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Isabell O'Connor | ... | Nurse (as Isabell Monk) |
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Buffy Sedlachek | ... | Punky (as Buffy Sedlacheck) |
| John Carroll Lynch | ... | Moving Man | |
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Charles Brin | ... | Fisherman |
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Plot Synopsis
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John and Max are elderly men living next door to each other. They're continuously arguing and insulting each other, and have been this way for over 50 years. One day, Ariel, moves into the street. Both men are attracted to her, and their rivalry steps up a gear. Written by Rob Hartill
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$3,874,911, 26 December 1993Gross USA:
$70,172,621Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$70,172,621Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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Snyder: Mr. Gustafson! I have to talk to you! Mr. Gustafson, will you answer the door, please? I know you're in there! It's no use pretending this isn't happening, Mr. Gustafson! I can't keep coming... back here every couple of days! You have to talk to me! Mr. Gustafson, I'm just trying to help you! Come on and open the door! I'll just keep knocking! I'll come back, so you might as well answer the door! I know you're in there! Think of the neighbors, Mr. Gustafson! There's a letter for ...
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Written by Irving Berlin
Performed by Ella Fitzgerald
Courtesy of VERVE RECORDS
By Arrangement with POLYGRAM SPECIAL MARKETS
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Trivia
The tune that Max hums whenever he is "on the prowl for love" is The Barber of Seville. See more »Goofs
When Max is pushing John's shanty into the thin ice zone you can hear Max also honking the horn. When the camera is on Max, however, his hands are gripping the steering wheel, the horn honking on its own. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Snyder: Mr. Gustafson! I have to talk to you! Mr. Gustafson, will you answer the door, please? I know you're in there! It's no use pretending this isn't happening, Mr. Gustafson! I can't keep coming... back here every couple of days! You have to talk to me! Mr. Gustafson, I'm just trying to help you! Come on and open the door! I'll just keep knocking! I'll come back, so you might as well answer the door! I know you're in there! Think of the neighbors, Mr. Gustafson! There's a letter for ...
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Crazy Credits
Take 13 (also): Looks like Chuck's taking the old log to the beaver See more »Soundtracks
Heat WaveWritten by Irving Berlin
Performed by Ella Fitzgerald
Courtesy of VERVE RECORDS
By Arrangement with POLYGRAM SPECIAL MARKETS
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Grumpy Old Men (1993)
The set-up is so funny, and it's so great to see Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau at it again, you have to laugh even though the jokes are often more silly than funny. It's a feel-good drama despite all the hysterics. Maybe the best moments are Burgess Meredith as Lemmon's father, delivering crude old man lines with enough raw disregard for everything to sink a ship. "Did you mounter her?" he asks his elderly son.
Obviously a hit enough to lead to "Grumpier Old Men" two years later, also funny but less fresh. And check out the Meredith outtakes on YouTube--just type his name and look for the "Grumpier Old Men" clip.