Grumpier Old Men - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of Grumpier Old Men or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to Grumpier Old Men

[carl]

The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Jack Lemmon, Sophia Loren and Walter Matthau; and two Oscar nominees: Ann-Margret and Burgess Meredith.

[liam]

This 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.

[tamara]

After being so cruel to Maria Max and John are at the bar celebrating. In the background you can hear Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" on the juke box. The song, which is about the pain of being in love, is often mistaken for being about going to hell. When Maria shows up in her sexiest outfit in order to torture the guys, this is a rather overt reference to the song about a temptress sipping red wine who drives men wild, Devil in a Red Dress.

[ken]

Max and John have for years been trying to catch a catfish they call "Catfish Hunter." It is named for Baseball Hall Of Fame pitcher Jim "Catfish" Hunter.

[jessica]

Ann Morgan Guilbert was first noticed as Millie Helper, the next door neighbor to Rob & Laura Petrie on the 60's TV show, The Dick Van Dyke Show.

[javier]

There's one scene where Jack Lemmon has to sleep over at Walter Matthau's, and he has to deal with how sloppy he lives: Very much like their most famous movie, The Odd Couple.

[manuel]

Another sequel titled "Grumpiest Old Men" was planned. It was to be filmed in Rome and feature Marcello Mastroianni as Maria's former husband who contests her marriage to Max on the grounds that their divorce was never finalized. The film however was canceled due to Mastroianni's death in the following year and the box-office failures of Out to Sea (1997) and The Odd Couple II (1998).

[lena]

Ann Morgan Guilbert is only six years older than Sophia Loren but plays her mother.