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.
Acting
Lemmon and Matthau's 50-year chemistry is pure magic.
Acting
Burgess Meredith steals every scene as foul-mouthed Grandpa.
Director
Donald Petrie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the sixth on-screen pairing of Lemmon and Matthau, but their first since 1981. They made Grumpier Old Men two years later because the studio literally couldn't stop them.
The ice fishing rivalry spawned actual 'Grumpy Old Men' ice fishing tournaments across Minnesota for years. The state's tourism board never officially endorsed Grandpa's insults.
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