How Long Is “Grumpier Old Men”?

Once again crusty Matthau and sly Lemmon bring forth their craftiest dirty tricks and sharpest barbs in this alternately poignant and hilarious sequel set six months after the wedding between Gustafson (Lemmon) and the luscious Ariel (Ann-Margret). As the story begins, the two pensioners have become grudging pals, content to suspend their constant practical jokes as their children prepare to marry each other. They still enjoy taunting each other at their favorite fishing lake. The fireworks really begin when they learn that the gorgeous and plucky Maria Ragetti (Sophia Loren) and her Italian mother have bought their beloved bait shop and plan to turn it into an Italian restaurant. The two devious fellows, hating the idea that anything should change in Wabasha, Minnesota, team up to keep that restaurant from opening, but Maria is having none of that nonsense and stands her ground. In the face of such feistiness, it is small wonder that Goldman finds himself falling in love, but will he succeed in subduing the equally stubborn Maria? Will he and Gustafson manage to maintain their tentative détente?, Summertime has come to Wabasha, Minnesota, and mosquito-slapping in canoes has replaced shivering in ice shanties as the local fishing ritual. Even the decades-old battle of one-upmanship between next-door neighbours John Gustafson and Max Goldman has mellowed. With John happily and newly married to Ariel, Max is left without a sparring partner.