A character in Grumpy Old Men (1993)

Max quotes from Grumpy Old Men (1993)

Walter Matthau

2nd most-quoted character in Grumpy Old Men (1993): in 12 of its 28 quotes
Most scenes with: John (7), Grandpa (4), Snyder (2)

A line from Max [distraught over losing his Green Hornet fishing rod in the fishing hole]

Where's the Green Hornet?

Scenes with Max

11 scenes

John and Max cleaning the snow off their cars

Max

You know what Jacob said. Jacob said that old Billy Henchel was killed in a car crash. Head on collision with a freight truck. Cleared his car straight over the bridge into the Mississippi.

Lucky bastard.

Max

You bet.

Hey, how is he anyway?

Max

Hes Dead! Died on impact!

Jacob, moron. Jacob!

John and Max asking Chuck about his visit to Ariel.

Max

Your old pal failed you, huh Chuck?

Ohhhh, couldn't rise to the occasion?

Max

Yes, the spirit was willing...

Yeah, but the flesh was, uh....

Max

Weak! Weak!

[John and Max cleaning the snow off their cars.]

Did you hear about Eddie Hicks?

Max

Hypothermia's a bitch. It ain't quick like a stroke.

A stroke's no damn good; you could end up a vegetable! Give me a cardiac any day.

Max

You know what Jacob said. Jacob said that old Billy Henchel was killed in a car crash. Head on collision with a freight truck. Cleared his car straight over the bridge into the Mississippi.

Lucky bastard.

Max

You bet.

Hey, how is he anyway?

Max

He's dead! Died on impact!

Jacob, moron. Jacob!

Max

Oh he's fine. Real busy, but he promised to come home for Thanksgiving.

Is he running for mayor?

Max

Make a damn fine mayor too.

It's a good thing he's his mother's son. If he looked anything like you, he'd never get on the ballot.

Max
[Insulted]

Eat my shorts!

Max
[Snyder and Max Goldman while John is in the hospital. Max has just used his tools and wood to barricade the doors shut.]

Dirty rat, I'll show him, picking on people.

Beautiful day, Mr. Goldman.

Max

Hey, Snyder! Why don't you do the world a favor and pull your lip over your head and swallow?" (Laughs)

Max

You mean the low-life, ass-wipe, egg-sucker John Gustafson?

Have you seen him?

Max

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.

Medication?

Max

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.

Max

Tell me something, Chuck. Do I stink?

[outside]

Yeah.

Max
[Chuck is snickering as Max yells at John from the screen door]

Not you, smart ass! Didn't ask you. I could smell it from the car, this stink. Is it me?

Chuck

Yup!

Max
[smells his hat]

Damn!

Weatherman

Oh cold enough for you. BRRRRRRRRRR!

Max

Oh shut up, fat ass!

Max
[While Max searches for the source of the smell, John moves his car and waits in anticipation. Max finds a decaying harden fish in his van and picks it up.]

Gustafson!

Max
[John honks his horn and slowly drives away smiling as Max faces the car in anger.]

You schmuck!

Let me remind you Einstein that May was no prize.

Max

She was to me!

I was married to the woman, 20 years. She was no prize!

Max

She was to me!

Yeah, well that's why you're a moron! If you ended up with May, you would never had Amy and Amy was a good woman.

Max

She was the best.

She was damn sight more loyal than May ever was.

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