A crazy couple (film)

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Movie
German title A crazy couple - old and freshly in love
Original title Grumpy Old Men
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1993
length 103 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Donald Petrie
script Mark Steven Johnson
production Richard C. Berman
John Davis
music Alan Silvestri
camera Johnny E. Jensen
cut Bonnie Koehler
occupation

A crazy couple - old crazy and freshly in love is a comedy film released in the USA in 1993 under the title Grumpy Old Men , in which Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon play the warring neighbors Max Goldman and John Gustafson .

action

John Gustafson used to work as a teacher, Max Goldman worked as a television technician. The neighboring senior citizens who live in Wabasha, Minnesota , often quarrel. They also play pranks on each other.

The men get a creeping fear of being alone. You get to know the art professor Ariel, who moves into the immediate vicinity of the two. Both court the woman. Meanwhile, a debt collection agent for Gustafson's health insurance company wants to take his house away. After Gustafson's heart attack , Goldman confesses his friendship to him, saves his life, helps him financially and helps Gustafson marry Ariel. The two men's children, Goldman Jr. and Gustafson's daughter, become a couple.

Reviews

The film received mostly benevolent reviews, earning a 63% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 43 reviews. At Metacritic , a Metascore of 53, based on 16 reviews, could be achieved.

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that the film has some problems, but it works more often than it doesn't. Lemmon and Matthau are "perfect" for the roles they play.

Cinema magazine described the film as a “mild seniors farce” that touches on serious issues and resolves them “in the style of a Neil Simon comedy (...) with pleasure”. It is "tailored to Lemmon and Matthau", who "prove that even at an advanced age they have lost none of the playful mood that has made their comedies classics".

Prisma Online wrote: “Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau have beenamong the most successful comedian duos in film historysince they first appeared together in Billy Wilder's The Lucky One in 1965. This late work provides the best evidence of her comedic skills. Although this is more or less “only” a variant of their hit film A Strange Couple (1967), the two old “sacks” show their talent here again. Remarkable: Burgess Meredith as a 94-year-old grandfather. "

The lexicon of international films said: “Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau freshen up the gruff humor in their film“ A Strange Couple ”. But the film, which is not exactly squeamish in the dialogue, drags on too much, and its comedy wears off too early for the good representation to compensate for the disappointing story. "

Awards

Alan Silvestri received the BMI Film Music Award in 1994 .

background

The film grossed approximately $ 70.2 million in US cinemas . In 1995 the sequel The Third Spring - Friends, Enemies, Fish & Women was released.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A crazy pair at rotten tomatoes (English)
  2. ↑ A crazy couple at Metacritic (English)
  3. ^ Film review by James Berardinelli, accessed December 12, 2007
  4. ^ Cinema, accessed December 12, 2007
  5. ^ Prisma Online, accessed December 12, 2007
  6. ↑ A crazy couple. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film Service , accessed December 12, 2007 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  7. ↑ Box office / business for Grumpy Old Men, accessed December 12, 2007