Grumpy Old Men

Name: Grumpy Old Men
Released: 1993-12-25
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Kevin Pollak, Ossie Davis

Grumpy Old Men

PG-13
1h 45m
1993

63%

age 14+

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Put Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret together in a small town; add Sophia Loren; mix it up; and you get the only thing more ornery than Grumpy Old Men--it's sequel--in which a vivacious Italian beauty attempts to convert Wabasha, Minnesota's cherished bait store into a romantic Italian restaurant.

Director:

Donald Petrie

Producer:

Writer:

Mark Steven Johnson

Cast:

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

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

63%

Reviews

Hartford Courant

Malcolm Johnson

Whether Grumpy Old Men will bring out the ornery elderly population is anybody's guess. But young...

June 4, 2018

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Independent on Sunday

Quentin Curtis

Where Lemmon begs for our approval, Matthau barely bothers to perform. An odd couple indeed.

In their prime, the by-play of these two (Lemmon and Matthau) was like an entertainingly bad marri...

So-so comedy with insults, sexual humor. No kid appeal.

the real reason this movie works is the fantastic, decades-honed chemistry of Jack Lemmon and Walt...

June 22, 2017

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Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

So-so comedy with insults, sexual humor. No kid appeal.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Grumpy Old Men is a comedy with adult themes (jealousy, lifelong rivalries, and seniors' interest in sex) -- all treated lightheartedly. The intended humor comes from constant name-calling (i.e., "idiot," "moron," "ass-wipe," "putz") and jokes about sexual aptitude. A few falls in snow and a short tussle between the two "grumpy" men provide the only action -- nothing is serious. The movie delivers comfortable messages about the older people finding happiness, repairing damaged friendships, and positive relationships between seniors and their adult children. (Spoiler Alert -- a supporting character dies off camera, and a leading character suffers a heart attack and ends up on life support for a short time). Characters drink adult beverages in several scenes; one very old man smokes and is portrayed as a lecherous alcoholic. There is quite a bit of salty language: "p---y," "d--khead," "bulls--t."