Tagline: Sex. Drugs. Nakedness. Rude Language. And Proud Of It.
Grandma’s Boy movie storyline. Alex (Allen Covert) has one sweet life. After walking away from his death by accounting job, he’s now a video game tester at Brainasium, the company responsible for the worldwide gaming phenom of “Eternal Death Slayer.” At 35, he may be the oldest tester in the business (he’s called “Gray Bush” by his co-workers), but he’s also the best.
But when his roommate fails to pay the rent for six months because he’s spent every last cent at Madame Wu’s Filipino Palace (“They’re not hookers, they’re massage therapists!”), Alex unfortunately finds himself on the street. His friendly dealer Dante (Peter Dante) can’t let Alex crash because he has a business to run and besides, the guard lion will be arriving any day. His friend Jeff (Nick Swardson) agrees to put him up, until that unfortunate accident involving Alex and the action figure in the bathroom… which Jeff’s mom happens to, well, catch.
Alex’s last resort is to move in with three hot babes—that’s what he tells his friends, at any rate. In actuality, the 35-year-old finds himself living with his sweet and loving 80-year-old grandma Lilly (Doris Roberts), along with her two roommates: the “been there, done that repeatedly” octogenarian Grace (Shirley Jones) and the not-quite-all-there, overly medicated Bea (Shirley Knight). Lilly dotes on Alex and keeps him housed and fed—in exchange for a few simple chores around the place, like taking out the trash and sandblasting the house.
So things are busy for Alex both at his new home and at work. Brainasium’s New Age-y honcho Mr. Cheezle (Kevin Nealon) has brought in hotshot (and really hot) gaming exec Samantha (Linda Cardellini) from New York to help whip “Eternal Death Slayer Three” into shape before its street date. Seems the series’ creator, über-nerd wiz kid J.P. (Joel David Moore), has been coasting on his rep—he was a millionaire by the time he turned 13—and his newest entry has a few bugs.
Grandma’s Boy (2006)
Directed by: Nick Goossen
Starring: Allen Covert, Peter Dante, Nick Swardson, Jonathan Loughran, Jonah Hill, Heidi Hawking, Shirley Knight, Shirley Jones, Doris Roberts, Nick Swardson, Shana Hiatt
Screenplay by: Allen Covert
Production Design by: Perry Andelin Blake
Cinematography by: Mark Irwin
Film Editing by: Tom Costain
Costume Design by: Maya Lieberman
Set Decoration by: Claire Kaufman
Art Direction by: Alan Au, Lars Canty, Jeffrey Mossa
Music by: Waddy Wachtel
MPAA Rating: R for drug use, strong language throughout, strong crude and sexual humor, nudity.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: January 6, 2006
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