The best of enemies until something came between them.
For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.
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Classical in form, effortless, comic and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
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29 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Sinceres.
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Cast
- Jack LemmonJohn Gustafson
- Walter MatthauMax Goldman
- Ann-MargretAriel Truax
- Burgess MeredithGrandpa Gustafson
- Daryl HannahMelanie
- Kevin PollakJacob Goldman
- Ossie DavisChuck
- Buck HenrySnyder
- Christopher McDonaldMike
- John Carroll LynchMoving Man
Crew
- Donald PetrieDirector
- Mark Steven JohnsonWriter
- William DaviesWriter
- Johnny E. JensenDirector of Photography
- Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer
- Bonnie KoehlerEditor
- Richard C. BermanProducer
- John DavisProducer
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