Grumpy Old Men
The best of enemies until something came between them.
1993 | 103m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Donald Petrie |
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| Writer: | Mark Steven Johnson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1993 |
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| Director: | Donald Petrie |
| Writer: | Mark Steven Johnson |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | retiree, elderly, duringcreditsstinger, ice fishing, thanksgiving, old friends, aftercreditsstinger, neighborhood, christmas |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Lancaster Gate, John Davis |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $70,200,000
Budget: $35,100,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| John Carroll Lynch | Moving Man |
| Steve Cochran | Weatherman |
| Joe Howard | Pharmacist |
| Isabell O'Connor | Nurse |
| Charles Brin | Fisherman |
| Oliver Osterberg | Fisherman |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bonnie Koehler | Editor |
| Johnny E. Jensen | Director of Photography |
| Victor Ray Ennis | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Chris Hogan | Dialogue Editor |
| Dick Colean | Camera Operator |
| Christopher M. Fisher | First Assistant Camera |
| Ron Phillips | Still Photographer |
| Clay A. Griffith | Set Decoration |
| Linda De Andrea | Hairstylist |
| Douglas E. Wise | First Assistant Director |
| Ellen Heuer | Foley |
| Mark Steinbeck | Boom Operator |
| David Behle | Sound Recordist |
| Keane Bonath | Special Effects |
| Michael Singer | Unit Publicist |
| Mark Haack | Art Direction |
| Lisa Jensen | Costume Design |
| Rick Sharp | Key Makeup Artist |
| Chris Gibbin | Leadman |
| Blaine Marcou | Construction Foreman |
| Linda Folk | ADR Editor |
| Greg C. Jensen | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Richard Moran | Key Grip |
| Keith G. Lewis | Costume Supervisor |
| Susan Montgomery | Production Accountant |
| Randy Suhr | First Assistant Director |
| Robert J. Litt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Vic Radulich | Dialogue Editor |
| Kim Waugh | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Rosalie Seifert | Second Unit |
| Dale E. Grahn | Color Timer |
| Kenneth Karman | Supervising Music Editor |
| Linda Melazzo | Makeup Artist |
| Douglas Dick | Construction Coordinator |
| Wayne Heitman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Cybele O'Brien | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Elizabeth Shelton | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Trudy Yee | Assistant Editor |
| Molly Muir | Second Assistant Director |
| Bill McIntosh | Stunts |
| Pat Blymyer | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Linda Rizzuto | Hairstylist |
| Jack E. Pelissier Jr. | Assistant Art Director |
| Adam C. Frank | First Assistant Editor |
| Lisa D. Menke | Administration |
| Russell C. Fager | Production Sound Mixer |
| Rick Hart | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Randy Kelley | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dan Kolsrud | Unit Production Manager |
| Kevin Bartnof | Foley |
| Rick Canelli | ADR & Dubbing |
| Hugh Langtry | Best Boy Electrician |
| Trina Mrnak | Key Costumer |
| Hala Bahmet | Key Costumer |
| Jerry Swift | Assistant Property Master |
| Jessica Gallavan | ADR Supervisor |
| Shelly Hawkos | Special Effects |
| Cat Thompson | Location Manager |
| Kim Bodner | Production Accountant |
| Sharon Howard-Field | Casting |
| Elliot Tyson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Susan Bierbaum | Script Supervisor |
| Christopher Assells | Dialogue Editor |
| Eric Gotthelf | Foley Editor |
| Patrick N. Sellers | Foley Editor |
| Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Steve Schoenberg | Associate Editor |
| Peter L. Mullin | Administration |
| Gregory J. Niska | Administration |
| Aryn Chapman | Researcher |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR & Dubbing |
| Mike Szakmeister | Dialogue Editor |
| Jimmy E. Jensen | First Assistant Camera |
| Jim Zemansky | Property Master |
| Tom E. Dahl | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Peter Albiez | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Patrick Marshall | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Tim Marshall | Rigging Gaffer |
| Andrew Silver | Music Editor |
| Tom Sann | Administration |
| Donald Petrie | Director |
| Alan Silvestri | Original Music Composer |
| Mark P. Stoeckinger | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Ray Lykins | Stunts |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Spiro Razatos | Stunts |
| Dave Halls | Location Manager |
| William Ross | Orchestrator |
| Dennis Sands | Scoring Mixer |
| Tom Boyd | Musician |
| David Chapman | Production Design |
| Mark Steven Johnson | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Richard C. Berman | Producer |
| Darlene K. Chan | Associate Producer |
| Kathy Sarreal | Associate Producer |
| Dan Kolsrud | Executive Producer |
| John Davis | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 22 | 31 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 34 | 12 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
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Trending Position
Do me a favour. Put your lip over your head... and swallow. Grumpy Old Men is directed by Donald Petrie and written by Mark Steven Johnson. It stars Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret, Kevin Pollack, Burgess Meredith, Ossie Davis, Daryl Hannah and Buck Henry. Music is by Alan Silvestri and ... cinematography by Johnny E. Jensen. A lifelong feud between two neighbours has been continuing since for ever. Now in the twilight of their lives, things get worse when a new female neighbour moves across the street. A perennially fun viewing experience, one that boasts a wonderfully mature cast having a good time in the process. It would be easy to decry the formula, the trajectory of where it will go, and maybe stand tall and proclaim the writing isn't up to the standard of a Wilder or Simon movie, but that's kind of missing the point. It's a new era of film and the makers of Grumpy Old Men have tailored it to suit impressively the twin talents of Matthau and Lemmon. Both of whom are wonderful, their chemistry set in cement, their timing and reactions to scripting an utter joy. It's not without problems, anyone can see that, especially when the film veers onto the drama path, but the comedy over rides it all to leave a adult friendly holiday movie full of warmth and chuckles. 7/10
Really funny movie. Wasn't expecting this to be a good movie I was wrong. Great story good acting and funny. ...