Play the Game (2009)

A young ladies' man teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather, and plays his best mind games to meet the woman of his dreams.

Director:

Marc Fienberg

Writer:

Marc Fienberg

Stars:

Paul Campbell, Andy Griffith, Doris Roberts

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Campbell	...	David Mitchell
Andy Griffith	...	Grandpa Joe
Doris Roberts	...	Rose Sherman
Marla Sokoloff	...	Julie Larabee
Liz Sheridan	...	Edna Gordon
Clint Howard	...	Dick Mitchell
Rance Howard	...	Mervin Lavine
Geoffrey Owens	...	Rob Marcus
Juliette Jeffers	...	Carrie Marcus
Marie Caldare	...	Rebecca
Bunny Levine	...	Claire Cranston
Monica Garcia	...	Gillian
Sergio Enrique	...	Sergio
Michelle Pierce	...	Susan
Mario Di Donato	...	Flame Car Buyer

Storyline

David sells cars at his father's dealership and, from time to time, visits his grandpa, Joe, at a retirement home. David's a great salesman and he's successful attracting women, one after another. Joe, meanwhile, misses his deceased wife and is done with life. David gives Joe advice on how to get women's attention at the care center, and Joe gives David advice on how to find a lifelong companion. Each dismisses the other's words, then tries them out - David with Julie, a women he met playing football, and Joe with Edna and with Rose. Failures follow success. Can either figure out how to enjoy life and be themselves?

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Plot Keywords:

grandfather grandson relationship | 2000s | widower | rose | retirement home | 

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Taglines:

Andy Griffith like you have never seen him before

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jocul iubirii

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,100,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$51,197, 1 March 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$661,209, 13 December 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Story Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last movie or television role for Andy Griffith.

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Quotes

Grandpa Joe: David, I don't know if I ever told you this, but your grandmother is the only woman I ever had sexual relations with. And after last night I realized that, bless her soul, she didn't have a clue in the bedroom. But that Edna, she's a real professional.

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Crazy Credits

After the end credits, there is a short scene of Andy Griffith in bed.

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Connections

References Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

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Soundtracks

Can't You See
Written by Marty Wereski
Performed by The JL Quartet
Courtesy of Mar-Tune Music

User Reviews

Loved it

I really liked this movie. It has a little of everything, romance, comedy and a twist at the end that I did not see it coming. When I saw the cover of the movie I was like " na... It is a movie of a nursing home". But it was 9pm and I did not want to see an action, horror, thriller movie because sometimes I cannot sleep with those movies because I suffer from anxiety.

So I told my husband it had good reviews and he said lets go for it. I laughed during all the movie especially with the role of the grandpa. But as a girl I love to see those movies in which those macho guys that think they have everything figured out with girls end up finding the real love. But what really caught my heart of the movie is the final part. I thought that all the movie was about him and at the end we learn all the movie was about her with that final twist.