Product Details

• Actors: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret, Sophia Loren, Burgess Meredith
• Directors: Howard Deutch
• Writers: Mark Steven Johnson
• Producers: Elena Spiotta, George Folsey Jr., John Davis, John J. Smith, Richard C. Berman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: April 3, 2001
• Run Time: 101 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0790727382
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,564 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The success of Grumpy Old Men made this 1995 sequel practically mandatory, and although it's not much more than a Grumpy retread, the same schtick is just as funny the second time around. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau reunited as the Minnesota neighbors who make a hobby out of mutual aggravation, but while Lemmon's married (to Ann-Margret), this time it's Matthau who's looking for love. He finds it when Sophia Loren arrives to open an Italian ristorante on the site of Jack and Walter's favorite bait shop, but only after the grumpy guys have done their best to stop the ristorante from opening. The impending wedding of Kevin Pollak (as Matthau's son) and Daryl Hannah (as Lemmon's daughter) puts love in the air, so it's not too long before Matthau and Loren are singing "That's Amore." And Burgess Meredith (in one of his final screen roles) returns as Lemmon's saucy old father, who gets all the best lines and delivers them with lusty vigor. --Jeff Shannon

From The New Yorker

Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau reprise their roles as curmudgeonly neighbors in this sequel to their 1993 surprise hit. This time screenwriter Mark Steven Johnson forgoes the crude "Road Runner" style of the earlier film, giving the grumps more innuendos than insults to trade. Ann-Margret returns as Lemmon's earthy, loving wife. And Sophia Loren, as the owner of a restaurant that may ruin the boys' favorite fishing spot, is a fabulous date for Matthau. Their courtship is the plot's main concern, and, although the material is mediocre at best, Matthau is a master at giving comic spins to dreary lines. -Bruce Diones
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customer Reviews

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even grumpier than the first one, November 1, 2000

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jasenao (Dothan, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grumpier Old Men [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Grumpy Old Men" has been one of my favorite comedy movies since I first saw it when it came out. Therefore, I couldn't wait to see "Grumpier Old Men," the sequel. It's pretty much just like the first one except with more laughs and some new faces. In this one, Max (Walter Matthau) has a son (Kevin Pollak) and John (Jack Lemmon) has a daughter (Daryl Hannah). Max's son and John's daughter are supposed to be getting married soon. Ann Margaret returns in this one and another new person is Sophia Loren along with her Italian mom. Best of all, Grandpa Gustafson returns with his hilarious one-liners in this sequel.

"Grumpier Old Men" is even funnier than the first movie was, and the new people fit in with the original cast perfectly. Everybody does a great job of acting. There's a lot of parts in the movie that are unforgettable once you see them such as when Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon temporarily turn their backs on one another and start playing hilarious pranks on each other, and the fight with the huge catfish. To top it all off, after the movie is over, it shows a lot of outtakes from the film, mainly with Grandpa Gustafson and they're just as hilarious as the movie itself was.

If you liked the first movie or if you like comedy movies where the laughs never stop, I recommend getting "Grumpier Old Men."

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why we miss Jack and Walter, December 28, 2004

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Fruit Loop (Down South) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grumpier Old Men (DVD)

Two old friends/rivals go at it again in this hilarious epic that was among the last works of the great Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon team. The appearance of siren Sophia Loren as love interest for grungy fisherman Matthau only adds to the humor. Full of priceless one-liners, including the timeless "bacon" monologue by Burgess Meredith, this is one to watch over and over. We miss ya guys, but you'll live forever in our hearts and on DVD.

17 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Grumpier Young Reviewer!, September 15, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Grumpier Old Men (DVD)

I LOVE the movie Grumpier Old Men but I DON'T love that the movie on DVD is only available in the edited full-screen and not the original theatrical aspect ratio in wide-screen, there are movies that are terrible that are available in wide-screen but a great movie like Grumpier Old Men is not and that just isn't right! The movie would get 5 stars but the full-screen DVD only gets 1 star.