Grandma's Boy

2006 "A movie that proves you're never too old to come of age."
6.9| 1h34m| R| en| More Info
Released: 06 January 2006 Released
Producted By: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
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Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced to move in with his grandmother.

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TownRootGuy Then I re-watched it and realized it isn't quite what I was expecting. This movie has Linda Cardellini AND funny enough, that is about it. Yes, I gave this an 8 mostly because of Velma and half of that pretty much goes to her sexy, drunk dance. If you like Velma as much as I do, this show is awesome! Otherwise, this is probably a good show to pass on because there really isn't much else to it. I can watch this every 2 - 3 years just for the eye candy.
tigerized OK, I'll admit that I have a weakness for any movie with dwarfs or monkeys. Grandma's Boy sucked me in with the still frame depicting a chimp, so I was hooked and in for the duration. Unfortunately, the bit with the chimp was a brief cameo at the end, and I paid the price in suffering through the balance of the film first.Billed as a "cult classic" on Hulu, I can only wonder what cult would willing to inflict this stinker on their members more than once. Full of coarse language, sex jokes, and non stop stoner humor, Grandma's Boy is hardly the laugh every three minutes some think it is. The scripting is predictable, the acting strained, and the characterizations unbelievable.The premise has promise with two divergent generations under the same roof, but it's wasted with overt attempts at humor that you can see coming a mile away. Nothing subtle here, unfortunately.The only bright spots for me were David Spade's cameo as a waiter in a vegan restaurant, and Shirley Jones as a horribly miscast over-the-hill cougar. I could believe their performances, even when surrounded by the poor performances of their accomplices.There are plenty of true comedic cult classics to enjoy, such as Blazing Saddles, Airplane!, Young Frankenstein, Where's Poppa?, Ghost Town, etc., but Grandma's Boy ain't one of them.
Pau Evo The movie is about a 35 year old stoner, Alex (Allen Covert) who works as a video game tester/designer. I'm not a huge fan of Covert as an actor but he plays a decent stoner. After getting kicked out of his apartment by his landlord he moves into his grandmother's house. His grandma lives with two friends of similar age. The older women he lives with are played by Doris Roberts, Shirley Jones, and Shirley Knight. What makes this movie effective in my opinion are the characters. JP, who is a co-worker of Alex, is a weirdo who wears a cape and talks like a robot at times. Jeff, played by Nick Swardson, is Alex's friend and co-worker. Swardson was funny in this film, he even hooks up with one of the older women. Dante, who is Alex's pot dealer was perfect for his role. Linda Cardellini, the girl from "Freaks and Geeks" plays the hot new production manager Samantha, sent by corporate. Alex and JP compete for her. Spoiler alert: Alex wins. JP, who is desperate, borrows Alex's only copy of his new video game that he designed and instead shows it to their boss saying that he created it himself. Alex's grandma, who enjoys playing the game, is able to prove that JP didn't actually make the game. Kevin Nealon and Jonah Hill also make appearances.7.5/10 Very funny. It isn't quite at the level of Superbad or the Hangover but it's still a solid comedy that is always enjoyable to watch whenever i see it. All the characters are great and the writing is good.
TheFunkyBass Grandma's Boy is about a 35 year old video game tester has to move in with his grandma and her two old lady roommates. This is one of the few movies starring everyone Happy Madison except Adam Sandler. Even Jonah Hill is in this film before his breakthrough in Superbad.It had a great plot, only bad thing is that it didn't have much of a storyline. But it didn't matter much because their shenanigans were entertaining and funny.Grandma's Boy is a cult classic and stoner film. What else could you ask for? It's a shame it didn't do well on the box office, it's truly an underrated comedy. Maybe it was the title of the movie, I don't know.7/10