<Tab/>The three main characters of "Grumpy Old Men" are John Gustafson, Max Goldman and Ariel. The movie takes place in the frozen Minnesota town of Wabasha over the Christmas holidays. The two men have been at war with each other for fifty years. Throughout the movie both characters call each other names when the greet each other, like "Hi, dick head", "putz" and "moron." The two also used their homes as command posts and measured the success of their days by playing nasty jokes on each other.
John, in his 70's liked to play chess by himself while talking about the relat…
