Directed by AFI Alum Donald Petrie (AFI Class of 1981) and starring Walter Matthau and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Jack Lemmon, GRUMPY OLD MEN (1993) celebrates its 30th anniversary this year – a moment marked not only as a milestone reteaming the original odd couple, but also for putting Wabasha, Minnesota, on the movie map. Even alongside such iconic stars as Lemmon, Matthau, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith and Ossie Davis, the Midwestern town holds its own as a character unto itself – and commemorates its own place in the cinematic firmament with their anniversary festival this weekend featuring ice fishing, spaghetti eating and more.
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