Factual error: When Max goes to the bait shop with John and they are talking to Chuck about him going over to Ariel's house for Thanksgiving, they ask him if he saw the Blackhawks game, saying that it went into double overtime. NHL games only have one overtime unless it is a playoff game.
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Donald Petrie
Starring: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith
John's heart attack forces Max to realize they were actually friends, not ennemies. Max leaves Ariel so she could go back to John. They end up married.
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More mistakes in Grumpy Old Men
Max Goldman: You mean the low-life, ass-wipe, egg-sucker John Gustafson?
Snyder: Have you seen him?
Max Goldman: The man's crazy. Loco. Always hanging out around those kinky strip bars. You know, the ones where the men take their clothes off. That's of course if he's taken his medication.
Snyder: Medication?
Max Goldman: Yes, without it he could be anywhere. Wandering around talking to the trees. I'm telling you the man's a menace, he's always drinking, starting fights.
More trivia for Grumpy Old Men
Question: Did John Gustafson's ex wife die or did they just get divorced?
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Answer: John Gustafson and his wife, May, were divorced after 20 years of marriage.
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