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 . The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri. This was the sixth film starring both Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau and their first on-screen pairing since 1981's Buddy Buddy . Retired school teacher and divorcee John Gustafson and former TV repairman and... widower Max Goldman have been next door neighbors in Wabasha, Minnesota for decades, but have not been friends since childhood. Their rivalry began many years earlier when John had stolen Max's high school sweetheart, May, with whom John went on to marry and have two children with, daughter Melanie and son Brian . Max went on to marry a woman named Amy, with whom he had his son Jacob .
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| Release date: | December 25, 1993 |
| Directed by: | Donald Petrie |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 103 Minutes |
| Producer: | John Davis, Richard C. Berman |
| Editor: | Bonnie Koehler |
| Music by: | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography: | Johnny E. Jensen |
| Screenplay by: | Mark Steven Johnson |
| Estimated budget: | $35,100,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |