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

Stoner Fun

A 35 year old video game tester (Allen Covert) gets evicted from his apartment and is forced to move in with his grandma (Doris Roberts) and her two elderly friends (one of them is played by Shirley Jones). He tells his goofy friends at work that he's living with three babes, but the "jig is up" after they show up at the office.

This is one of those C-list acting B movie comedies that should be awful but it's really pretty funny. There are laughs throughout the entire film. Most of them are juvenile, toilet, and stoner jokes but they work for the most part. The film is loaded with toilet humor on the same level as the American Pie films. There is also a sweetness to it that helps balance things out.

The film does begin to fall apart towards the end and a some of the writing is pretty predictable. But this is a fun movie that will probably go by the waste side due to lack of stars, so catch it on DVD. It's pretty enjoyable and certainly a guilty pleasure. (**1/2)