Grumpy Old Men (1993)

Editor's Note Two crusty, feuding neighbors vie over the affections of a beautiful woman who moves in on their street. Sequel: "Grumpier Old Men."

	Ann-Margret
	Burgess Meredith
	Buck Henry
	Jack Lemmon
	Ossie Davis
	Kevin Pollak
	Walter Matthau
	Daryl Hannah
	Donald Petrie - Director

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. Sight and Sound
"...Matthau and Lemmon are supremely adept..." 06/01/1994 p.48-9

New York Times
"...Cheerful....[Lemmon and Matthau] have only gotten wilier in the years since THE ODD COUPLE..."| 12/24/1993 p.C16

Entertainment Weekly
"...Lemmon's dither is perfectly matched to Matthau's sour bellow." -- Rating: B 02/11/1994 p.38