Grumpy Old Men - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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

[claude]

Jeff Goldblum was considered for the role of John Gustafson Jr.

[cameron]

After filming this movie in Minnesota in freezing temperatures, Walter Matthau was hospitalized with double pneumonia.

[carla]

Terry Jones was considered for the role of Max Goldman.

[albert]

The tune that Max hums whenever he is "on the prowl for love" is The Barber of Seville.

[kristen]

The sixth pairing out of ten movies of comic actors and great friends Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.

[manuel]

Nathan Lane was considered for the role of Max Goldman.

[gerald]

During a scene where John & JW (Grandpa) Gustafson are walking through the ice fishing shacks, you can see a signpost like the one in MASH (1972) had in the center of camp pointing out distances to member's home towns. The one in Grumpy Old Men (1993) shows "Kenosha, WI 250 miles", "Fair Banks, AK 3130 miles", and "Rosies, Seoul 6750 miles". This is an homage to the TV show MASH (1972), which lists this in its trivia:"Rosie's bar" was inspired by a real bar in Seoul called "Rose's bar". Located just outside Camp Mosier in Seoul, Rose's bar was located in an area which had a thriving night life catering primarily to U.S. military personnel. After the war, this section of Seoul turned into a residential area, but Rose's bar continued to exist till 1971 when it was brought down to build small apartments. (Source: Armed Forces History Museum)

[violet]

Albert Finney was considered for the role of John Gustafson Sr.

[leo]

Jacob asks Max if he wants to watch "Leno or Letterman", referring to Late Show with David Letterman (1993) and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992).

[liam]

Tracey Ullman was considered for the role of Melanie Gustafson.

[darrell]

The address of 11291 Chloe Ln. Wabasha, MN 55981 which appears on Grandpa Gustafson's shanty door is actually the address of Slippery's Bar & Grill in Wabasha, MN which is the bar referenced in the film.

[chad]

Alison Doody was considered for the role of Ariel Truax.

[morris]

Max tells Snyder John Gustafson is a menace. The same line he used in Dennis the menace (1993) talking about Dennis Mitchell.

[nora]

Martin Short was considered for the role of Jacob Goldman.

[sophie]

Although his character is supposed to be 94 years old in this movie, Burgess Meredith was in fact 85 years old when this movie was filmed and is only 17 years older than Jack Lemmon who portrays his son in this movie.

[edgar]

Alec Baldwin was considered for the role of John Gustafson Jr.

[frances]

Bette Midler was considered for the role of Ariel Truax.

[manuel]

Mickey Rourke was considered for the role of Max Goldman.

[richard]

Heather Locklear was considered for the role of Melanie Gustafson.