History Film / GrumpyOldMen

* BadassGrandpa: Grandpa Gustafson definitely counts.

* IntimidatingRevenueService: The first movie's subplot involves the IRS repossessing John's house to pay back taxes.

* AmbiguouslyJewish: It's never explicitly stated that Max is Jewish, but Goldman is a common Jewish name, and he occasionally peppers his speech with Yiddish words.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: All of the bologna rhetoric that Max gives Elliott Snyder (an IRS Agent) when questioned about the persisting absence of John Gustafson, even in front of him. The truth is, even as much as he hates him, Max is merciful enough to John to not turn him in right on the spot when trying to run away from them. Max lies to Snyder in front of John by telling him a bunch of insensible baloney where that John Gustafson is a totally insane psychopath to the point where he was always busy hanging around men's strip joints whenever he's on medication, where that without it he walks around talking to the trees. It is unquestionable as to whether or not Snyder buys it, because of his response. He however responds by giving them a number to contact him if they spot him. When he departs, John shows Max his disgust about what he said about him to cover up his identity, and Max finds it funny.

* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: The outtakes feature take after take of Burgess Meredith making euphemisms for Chuck getting some action.

* DecemberDecemberRomance: While Jack Lemmon had 16 years on Ann-Margret, and she is ''[[GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave very]]'' well preserved, Ariel is past middle age and John is retired.

* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Ariel is played by Ann-Margret, who was a very attractive 52 at the time.

It centers on two, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin grumpy old men]], John Gustafson (Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Matthau) who've been neighbors for over 50 years and bickering for most of it, all the while ice fishing on the local lake and putting up with their kids (John's daughter Melanie, played by [[{{Creator/DarylHannah}} Daryl Hannah]], and Max's son Jacob, played by Kevin Pollak) and John's nonagenarian father (Burgess Meredith). Then the pair's lives are turned upside down by a new neighbor named Ariel (Ann-Margret), and their old feud goes all out to try and win her hand.

''Grumpy Old Men'' is a 1993 comedy directed by Donald Petrie and starring legendary comedy duo Creator/JackLemmon and Creator/WalterMatthau.

* DirtyOldMan: Grandpa Gustafson had more {{Unusual Euphemism}}s for sex than your average Website/{{Fark}} thread. In other words, when it comes to women and for an old man, he has an abnormally perverted obsession with sex, even revealed clearly just by his kinky remarks.

* ShipperOnDeck: As much as he fights with Max, John seems perfectly okay with the idea of Max's son liking his (John's) daughter. Although that might just be because he hates Melanie's estranged husband, and knows that Jacob is a genuinely nice guy.

* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: Max calls John by his surname through the whole film. The only time he calls him John is at the climax [[spoiler:when he sees John in the snow having a heart attack]].

The film was successful enough to revive the Lemmon-Matthau team for a string of comedies in the mid-90s, including sequels to both [[Film/GrumpierOldMen this film]] and ''Film/TheOddCoupleII'', as well as ''The Grass Harp'' and their final collaboration ''Out To Sea''.[[note]]Had Matthau not been too sick to work, their ''true'' final pair-up would have been the presidential comedy ''Film/MyFellowAmericans''.[[/note]]

''Grumpy Old Men'' is a 1993 comedy directed by Donald Petrie and starring Creator/JackLemmon and Creator/WalterMatthau.

The movie's success spawned a sequel, ''Film/GrumpierOldMen'', which gave Max a love interest in Maria (Creator/SophiaLoren), and revived the old Lemmon-Matthau tandem for one more run in the '90s, including movies such as ''The Grass Harp'', ''Out To Sea'', and ''Film/TheOddCoupleII'', thirty years after their original movie together.[[note]]The presidential comedy ''Film/MyFellowAmericans'' was also supposed to feature the pair, but Matthau withdrew due to illness; James Garner took his place.[[/note]]

--> '''Jack Lemmon''' (in a bathtub): If I had know there was gonna be a ''nude'' scene in this picture, I would've asked for another million.

* VitriolicBestBuds: Despite their incessant jabs at each other, John and Max are actually really old friends.

* DirtyOldMan: Grandpa Gustafson had more {{Unusual Euphemism}}s for sex than your average {{Fark}} thread. In other words, when it comes to women and for an old man, he has an abnormally perverted obsession with sex, even revealed clearly just by his kinky remarks.

* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Ariel is played by Ann-Margret, who was a very attractive 52 at the time. Likewise with Sophia Loren as Maria in the sequel.

* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Allie (Melanie's daughter) appears to be around one or two years old in the first film, but in the sequel, which only takes place six months later, she is recast and the new actress looks to be around five or six.

* UglyGuyHotWife: Max and [[spoiler:Maria]]. His first wife, Amy, is implied to be this as well. John pokes fun at Max for being ugly and said that [[UglyGuysHotDaughter Jacob is lucky to inherit his Mom's looks]] rather than his father, otherwise he wouldn't be on the ballot for Mayor.

* UglyGuyHotWife: Max and [[spoiler:Maria]] John pokes fun at Max for being ugly and said that [[UglyGuysHotDaughter Jacob is lucky to inherit his Mom's looks]] rather than his father, otherwise he wouldn't be on the ballot for Mayor.

* BrickJoke: The dead fish in Max's truck

* {{Foreshadowing}}: At the beginning of the movie, the two talk about what are comfortable ways to die. [[spoiler: John comments that strokes are terrible and he'd rather have a cardiac arrest any day. Guess what happens towards the end of the movie.]]
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: All of the bologna rhetoric that Max gives Henry Snydor (an IRS Agent) when questioned about the persisting absence of John Gustafson, even in front of him. The truth is, even as much as he hates him, Max is merciful enough to John to not turn him in right on the spot when trying to run away from them. Max lies to Snydor in front of John by telling him a bunch of insensible baloney where that John Gustafson is a totally insane psychopath to the point where he was always busy hanging around men's strip joints whenever he's on medication, where that without it he walks around talking to the trees. It is unquestionable as to whether or not Snydor buys it, because of his response. He however responds by giving them a number to contact him if they spot him. When he departs, John shows Max his disgust about what he said about him to cover up his identity, and Max finds it funny.
* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: Ariel is played by Ann-Margret, who was a very attractive 52 at the time.

* UglyGuyHotWife: John pokes fun at Max for being ugly and said that [[UglyGuysHotDaughter Jacob is lucky to inherit his Mom's looks]] rather than his father, otherwise he wouldn't be on the ballot for Mayor.

* MayDecemberRomance: Between Ariel and both of the male leads as they pursue her. The characters' ages are never stated, but Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau were 16 and 20 years older than Ann-Margret respectively, and John has reservations about the relationship because he thinks he's too old for her.

* DecemberDecemberRomance

** The outtakes during the credits roll highlights this, with his using fictional Hawaiian islands as a means of seduction (e.g. "Imakindakinky") Also, his advice to John regarding Ariel:
-->'''Grandpa:''' You mount the woman, son. Otherwise, send her over to my place. Heh heh.

** The outtakes during the credits roll highlights this, with his using fictional Hawaiian islands as a means of seduction (e.g. "Imakindakinky")

It centers around two, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin grumpy old men]], John Gustafson (Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Matthau) who've been neighbors for over 50 years and bickering for most of it, all the while ice fishing on the local lake and putting up with their kids (John's daughter Melanie, played by [[{{Creator/DarylHannah}} Daryl Hannah]], and Max's son Jacob, played by Kevin Pollak) and John's nonagenarian father (Burgess Meredith). Then the pair's lives are turned upside down by a new neighbor named Ariel (Ann-Margret), and their old feud goes all out to try and win her hand.

''Grumpy Old Men'' is a 1993 comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Creator/WalterMatthau. It features two, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin grumpy old men]], John Gustafson (Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Matthau) who've been neighbors for over 50 years and bickering for most of it, all the while ice fishing on the local lake and putting up with their kids (John's daughter Melanie, played by [[{{Creator/DarylHannah}} Daryl Hannah]], and Max's son Jacob, played by Kevin Pollak) and John's nonagenarian father (Burgess Meredith). Then the pair's lives are turned upside down by a new neighbor named Ariel (Ann-Margret), and their old feud goes all out to try and win her hand.

''Grumpy Old Men'' is a 1993 comedy starring Creator/JackLemmon and Creator/WalterMatthau. It features two, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin grumpy old men]], John Gustafson (Lemmon) and Max Goldman (Matthau) who've been neighbors for over 50 years and bickering for most of it, all the while ice fishing on the local lake and putting up with their kids (John's daughter Melanie, played by [[{{Creator/DarylHannah}} Daryl Hannah]], and Max's son Jacob, played by Kevin Pollak) and John's nonagenarian father (Burgess Meredith). Then the pair's lives are turned upside down by a new neighbor named Ariel (Ann-Margret), and their old feud goes all out to try and win her hand.