Grandma's Boy (2006)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

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

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14	4:30 PM	FX
Sun. Nov. 15	2:30 PM	FX

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:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Alex is at Dante's house (when Dante first has the monkey), he introduces Alex to Lee Ho by saying "He's teaching me and monkey Tae Kwon Do", then he sends Lee Ho up to get the monkey. When Lee Ho performs his "mini-kata" and walks upstairs, Dante says "Lee Ho's the real deal, he's full-on Chinese". Tae Kwon Do is actually a martial art from Korea, not China. (Not saying the Chinese can’t do Tae Kwon Do, but to state he's "full-on Chinese" makes this a slight character error).

Quotes:

Samantha: Do you always sleep here, Alex?
Alex: No... uh... I was working late... I love work... I love life.

Movie Connections:

References Saving Grace (2000)

Soundtrack:

Windowlicker

I went back again!

Never in my life have i went to see a movie playing in theater more than once. You get those people who have gone to LOTR or star wars 3 or 5 times, once was enough for me. Of all movies in the world that I could see for a second time, Grandma's Boy was the one that did it for me. Not only did i see it twice in theater but I Paid twice to see it! No sneaking in, no illegal downloading...I have supported this movie! And why? Because never in my life have i found a movie that made me laugh so much. And i laughed just as much the second time as I did the first, perhaps more. Joel Moore owns this movie. He plays his character so well that you can't help but wonder how he did it. Makes me want to get metal legs too.I'm not saying everyone will find this movie funny...if you've never smoked a joint, played a video game or made a sexually explicit comment....well then yeah you'll probably sit through this like a wet fish. A sick sense of humor is kind of a must. Maybe you have to be a bit of a dork, i dunno. Fact is it had a good beginning, middle and ending and what could be better than that? (Even award winning Backdoor Mountain left me disappointed with the ending!?!) SO that's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. 10/10 for the best comedy of the year...and two thumbs down to the critics who are obviously too old and boring to find the crazyness of youth amusing.