Grandma's Boy (2006)

Director:

Nicholaus Goossen

Writers (WGA):

Barry Wernick (written by) and
Allen Covert (written by) ...

Release Date:

6 January 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Sex. Drugs. Nakedness. Rude language... And proud of it!

Plot:

A 35 year old video game tester has to move in with his grandma and her two old lady roommates.

Plot Keywords:

Roommate | Tester | Grandmother | Game Tester | Video Game

Cast

Linda Cardellini	...	Samantha
Allen Covert	...	Alex
Peter Dante	...	Dante
Shirley Jones	...	Grace
Shirley Knight	...	Bea
Joel Moore	...	J.P. (as Joel David Moore)
Kevin Nealon	...	Mr. Cheezle
Doris Roberts	...	Grandma Lilly
Nick Swardson	...	Jeff
Jonah Hill	...	Barry
Kelvin Yu	...	Kane
Chuck Church	...	Dan
Scott Halberstadt	...	Bobby, Co-Worker #1
Heidi Hawking	...	Milk Maid
Shana Hiatt	...	Pamela Mills

Also Known As:

Nana's Boy (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for drug use and language throughout, strong crude and sexual humor, and nudity.

Runtime:

94 min | Philippines:90 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:18A | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:(Banned) | Philippines:R-13 | Italy:T | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | France:Unrated | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Center Studios - 450 S. Bixel Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Wilshire 1

Trivia:

The camera sequence of J.P. riding a Segway around his home has a cut in it because the cameraman ran into one of the large decorative metal dividers.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Alex puts the tray of food in his grandma's oven, there is a banana in the corner of the tray. When he opens the oven later to take the food out, the banana is gone.

Quotes:

Jeff: You're the reason Alex has been tired all week?
Grace: Well, we have been sort of rough on him. But, he is kind of soft if you know what I mean.
Grandma Lilly: We're not used to having a man in the house, so I guess we ride him pretty hard.
Barry: Ohh, that is so gnarly.

Movie Connections:

References Saving Grace (2000)

Soundtrack:

Apartment 223

Freaking hilarious

One of the funniest movies I have ever seen, if not the funniest. As many others have said, this isn't highbrow comedy, but that doesn't make it any less enjoyable. The puns and gags are highly memorable, and there are a lot of lovable actors, many of which you wouldn't expect to see in a movie like this, which makes them even more entertaining.

Whenever my friends have a LAN, we have to watch this movie at least once, as most of them are game designers. Many people have said that the movie is unrealistic, but beyond the obvious physical and logistical deviations, the general attitude and behavior of the characters isn't too far off from what I see when I've been around my friends.

I can't believe anyone could rate this a 1. If you did, call the morgue, you are dead inside.