Grandma (2015)

A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.

Director:

Paul Weitz

Writer:

Paul Weitz

Stars:

Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lily Tomlin	...	Elle
Judy Greer	...	Olivia
Julia Garner	...	Sage
Carlos Miranda	...	Young Man
John Cho	...	Chau
Nat Wolff	...	Cam
Laverne Cox	...	Deathy
Aaron Bilyeu	...	Tattoo Artist
Elizabeth Peña	...	Carla
Colleen Camp	...	Bonobo Customer
Sam Elliott	...	Karl
Mo Zelof	...	Ian (as Mo Aboul-Zelof)
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Judy
Meg Crosbie	...	Wendy
Sarah Burns	...	Jill

Storyline

Lily Tomlin stars as Elle who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing six hundred dollars before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.

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Plot Keywords:

abortion | death of partner | mother daughter relationship | lesbian | death of lesbian partner | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aprendendo Com a Vovó

Filming Locations:

Cahuenga General Store - 5510 Cahuenga Blvd, North Hollywood, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$115,540, 23 August 2015, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$6,980,421, 28 February 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Depth of Field,1821 Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's budget was six hundred thousand dollars.

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Goofs

When Sage and her grandma are talking next to the tree, during one shot a black body mic wire is visible on the right side of Sage's blouse. In between takes it is covered up.

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Quotes

Sage: Everyone's gonna talk about it at school!
Elle Reid: What's he gonna say, 'Sage's grandma beat me up?'

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Lily Tomlin/Abigail Breslin/Chris Distefano (2015)

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Soundtracks

Bella
Written and Performed by Angus & Julia Stone (as Angus and Julia Stone)
Courtesy of Angus and Julia Stone
Under license to Nettwerk Productions, Ltd.

User Reviews

The movie does have a very good message and is very much worth seeing but the real reason to check this out is for Lily Tomlin.

"I'm not trying to ruin your life. I'm not perfect, we're not all perfect." Elle (Tomlin) is bitter and stubborn. When she gets into a fight with her girlfriend and they break up she acts tough. When her granddaughter Sage (Garner) asking for her help Elle takes her under her wing and does everything she can to help her out. What Elle finds is that this experience helps her more than she expected. This is a movie I was not sure what to expect. The few Lily Tomlin movies I have seen have been Big Business and 9 to 5, not really my favorites. I was totally shocked by her in this movie, in a good way. Lily Tomlin is hilarious in this and plays a role you have never seen her in before. Picture Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa as portrayed by Lily Tomlin. The stuff she says is pretty offensive and so out of the blue that you can't help but laugh. The movie does have a very good message and is very much worth seeing but the real reason to check this out is for Lily Tomlin. Overall, smartly written with a version of Lily Tomlin you have never seen. I give this a B+.