John and Max resolve to save their beloved bait shop from turning into an Italian restaurant, just as its new female owner catches Max's attention.John and Max resolve to save their beloved bait shop from turning into an Italian restaurant, just as its new female owner catches Max's attention.John and Max resolve to save their beloved bait shop from turning into an Italian restaurant, just as its new female owner catches Max's attention.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations
- Mama Ragetti
- (as Ann Guilbert)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was Burgess Meredith's last film. He died of complications of Alzheimer's disease on September 9, 1997. He showed symptoms at the time of this movie's filming, and had to be coached during each scene in which he appeared. Meredith's acting talents are evident despite his failing mental faculties.
- GoofsJohn finds his father dead on the couch, but Dad's head bobs slightly and his eyelids move.
- Quotes
Grandpa Gustafson: What the... what the hell is this?
John Gustafson: That's lite beer.
Grandpa Gustafson: Gee, I weigh ninety goddamn pounds, and you bring me this sloppin' foam?
John Gustafson: Ariel's got me on a diet because the doc said my cholestorol's a little too high.
Grandpa Gustafson: Well, let me tell you something now, Johnny. Last Thursday, I turned 95 years old. And I never exercised a day in my life. Every morning, I wake up and I smoke a cigarette. And then I eat five strips of bacon. And for lunch, I eat a bacon sandwich. And for a midday snack?
John Gustafson: Bacon.
Grandpa Gustafson: Bacon! A whole damn plate! And I usually drink my dinner. Now, according to all of them flat-belly experts, I should've took a dirt nap like thirty years ago. But each year comes and goes, and I'm still here. Ha! And they keep dyin'. You know? Sometimes I wonder if God forgot about me. Just goes to show you, huh?
John Gustafson: What?
Grandpa Gustafson: Huh?
John Gustafson: Goes to show you what?
Grandpa Gustafson: Well, it just goes... what the hell are you talkin' about?
John Gustafson: Well, you said you drink beer, you eat bacon, and you smoke cigarettes, and you outlive most of the experts.
Grandpa Gustafson: Yeah?
John Gustafson: I thought maybe there's a moral.
Grandpa Gustafson: No, there ain't no moral. I just like that story. That's all. I like that story.
- Crazy creditsOuttakes also show Walter Matthau and 'Jack Lemmon' both forgetting their lines, including the names of their characters' respective love interests.
- Soundtracks(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You
Written by Spo-De-Odee
Performed by Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan
Courtesy of MCA Records
Plot In A Paragraph: John and Max are still on good terms following the events at the end of last movie. They still greet each other in the same way, but now with affection. They join forces to save their beloveds bait shop from being turned into an Italian restaurant by its new owner (Sophia Loren) who has just took over.
Almost all of the cast from the first movie return, Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon are their usual brilliant self, with their usual awesome charisma. Ann Margaret isn't given much to do this time around. Sophia Loren is certainly still a sex bomb. Burgess Meredith is back, and is as smutty if not smithies than the first time around. Daryl Hannah and Kevin Pollack both return too, and are both as reliable as you'd expect.
Sadly, Grumpier Old Men was Burgess Meredith's final film. He looks in bad shape here, but still puts in a good fun, full of life performance.
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Старі буркуни розбушувалися
- Filming locations
- Afton, Minnesota, USA(dog pound)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $71,518,503
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,797,185
- Dec 25, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $71,518,503
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1