What is Grumpy Old Men (movie)?
{{italic title}} '''''Grumpy Old Men''''' is a 1993 [[romantic comedy]] [[movie]]. It is about two old men who lead boring, ordinary lives in [[Wabasha, Minnesota]]. This was the sixth movie starring both [[Jack Lemmon]] and [[Walter Matthau]]. It was also their first movie together since 1981's ''[[Buddy Buddy]]''. Lemon and Matthau are one of the screen's great [[comedy]] teams.<ref name=Bleiler248>David Bleiler, ''TLA Film, Video, and DVD Guide 2002-2003: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide'' (New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2001), p. 248</ref> It was followed by a [[sequel]], ''[[Grumpier Old Men]]''. == Plot == Lemon and Matthau play [[neighbor]]s who have been [[feud]]ing since their childhood.<ref name=Bleiler248/> The rivalry started over a [[high school]] [[Girlfriend|sweetheart]]. The two lead similar [[boredom|boring]] and [[loneliness|lonely]] single lives. They both love the [[Minnesota]] winter pastime of [[ice fishing]]. They also love [[Competition|competing]], arguing, [[insult]]ing, and pulling cruel [[practical joke]]s on each other whenever possible. Then an [[wikt:eccentric|eccentric]] [[artist]] moves into the neighborhood. She is played by [[Ann-Margaret]]. Both men try to capture her attention.<ref name=Bleiler248/> ==Cast== *[[Jack Lemmon]] as John Gustafson Jr. *[[Walter Matthau]] as Max Goldman *[[Ann-Margret]] as Ariel Truax *[[Burgess Meredith]] as John Gustafson Sr. *[[Daryl Hannah]] as Melanie Gustafson *[[Kevin Pollak]] as Jacob Goldman *[[Ossie Davis]] as Chuck (Bait Shop Owner) *[[Buck Henry]] as Elliott Snyder (IRS Agent) *[[Christopher McDonald]] as Mike ==Release== ''Grumpy Old Men'' was one of the biggest surprise [[wikt:hit#Noun|hits]] of the year at the time of its [[wikt:release|release]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/119907/Grumpy-Old-Men/overview |title=Grumpy Old Men (1993) |author=Caryn James |website= |publisher=The New York Times |accessdate=30 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Not Grumpy or Old|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=