Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret, with Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Katie Sagona, Ossie Davis, and Buck Henry. Directed by Donald Petrie, the screenplay was written by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the sequel, Grumpier Old Men (1995). The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri. Two elderly Wabasha, Minnesota bachelors, divorcee John Gus... more

Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 American romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret, with Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Katie Sagona, Ossie Davis, and Buck Henry. Directed by Donald Petrie, the screenplay was written by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the sequel, Grumpier Old Men (1995). The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri. Two elderly Wabasha, Minnesota bachelors, divorcee John Gustafson (Lemmon) and widower Max Goldman (Matthau), despite having been friends early in life and living next door to each other for years, have not gotten along since childhood and carry on a rivalry over basically anything and everything they can think of, especially both men's favorite pastime of fishing (especially ice fishing, as the film is set during the ice fishing season in Wabasha). The usual linchpin in this portion of their rivalry involves Max always coming home with a fairly large catch of fish while John only comes home with... less