Grandma's Boy Movie
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Sex. Drugs. Nakedness. Rude language... And proud of it!
A movie that proves your never to old to come of age.
When his roommate spends the rent money on Filipino hookers. Alex, a 35 year video game tester has to find a new place to live. After a "encounter" with his friends mom, Alex is forced to move in with his grandmother. Trying to save face with his younger co-workers, Alex says that he is living "with three hot babes" (meaning his grandmother and her two roommates).
| Linda Cardellini | Samantha |
| Allen Covert | Alex |
| Peter Dante | Dante |
| Shirley Jones | Grace |
| Shirley Knight | Bea |
| Joel Moore | J.P. |
| 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 |
| Nicholaus Goossen |
6.90 out of 10 (12884 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Metal legs
posted on 02 Aug 2009"I'm Thinking about getting metal legs"."It's a risky operation, but it will be worth it". JP makes this movie funny, with the robot voice, neat-combed mullet and Matrix style trench coat! Who sings that song on Dance Dance Revolution UltraMix 2 , when that first guy bobby plays it? Anyone who doesn't find this movie funny does not get the humor in it, they are not down to earth! This is way better than Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle! Best stoner movie since Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams! The only people who hate this movie is because they don't "GET IT". Or they hate that this movie is true and it makes fun of video game geektoids.LOL. This movie would suck if it didn't have the actor Joel Moore(JP). His best robot voice line is "Adios turd Nuggets".I think he is more funny than weird in this flick. I highly recommend this movie!
Harmless, stupid, intermittently funny comedy
posted on 17 Jul 2009Half way through this movie, I stopped and looked at myself, and I asked: What the hell are you doing watching "Grandma's Boy"? Do you have a mental problem? Maybe. I'm not sure. I'd heard some scuttlebutt that this was one of the year's best comedies, a sleeper, an underrated gem. Well, it's a not a gem, a diamond in the rough, or an unheralded masterpiece, but it is intermittently amusing. There are no clever set-ups. There are just solitary gags. Some work. Most don't. It's harmless stuff, and it was good to see a monkey getting a fare shake, but as I'm not a gamer or a stoner, I felt like a homo hanging out at Heff's mansion. I'd compare some of the more gross sections of "Grandma's House" to the gross sections of Tom Green's "Freddy Gets Fingered". Shirley Jones from The Partridge Family plays a silver-haired slut (yes, you heard it right) who's banged over 3000 guys and spends half the scenes she's in here swapping spit with a tragic computer nerd. The stand-out performance for me was Joel Moore, a bi-polar gaming genius whose alternative personality is a robot. Moore is pretty damn funny and reminded me of a coked-up Marilyn Manson. Linda Cardellini is a cute, sexy little thing and turns in a sparkly performance as a project manager who motivates a bunch of gamers to tidy up the faults in a game they've slaving over for months. For the most part, the film is totally stupid (and flat as a pre-teen's chest) and you may wonder how anybody in their right mind could greenlight it. I guess the name "Adam Sandler" (one of the film's exec producers) had something to do with it. If you like non-stop doper jokes, monkeys, titties (who doesn't?), gross humor and dozens of nerds getting plenty of screen time, give the film a chance.
Watching stoned or sober, this movie is pathetic
posted on 13 Jul 2009Sadly, this movie did have potential with such a willing cast, but everything was so poorly thought out and poorly executed. I don't think I've ever seen any film where every scene just falls flat with a loud thud, as it did here. Also, I don't think I've ever seen a "stoner" sex comedy that didn't provide at least one laugh, but this vortex of pain provided nothing but groans and misery. The last time I was this stunned at how un-funny a comedy can be was with the awful "Big Momma's House." Scene after scene, these movies will turn your brain into jelly. Silly and stupid can sometimes be funny, but here, silly and stupid are used as a torture device against the viewer. An absolute, rock-bottom dud.
Characters
posted on 21 Jun 2009K, so I'm new to this thing and i just wanted to say that Jeff is one of my all time favorite characters.. There's something about the way he performs that is hysterical! Every single word that comes out of his mouth amuses me. He was funny in Click and Benchwarmers too! I also liked Dante..he played the ultimate pothead and he did a good job at it too, but the guy who plays him acts the same way in all his movies which kind of annoys me, we don't need another Pauly Shore ( no offense to Pauly shore fans!) i know people always regurgitate lines from movies in these things and i find it extremely annoying but i think ill do it just for the heck of it!"Lets do it...The levels I mean , not sex" -Jeff after Samantha gives him his levels
From bad to worse.
posted on 17 Jun 2009Went with my husband; trailer very misleading. Amazed these three wonderful older female actors lowered themselves to do this film. Shame, shame Shirley. She must be really broke to have lowered herself to play this role. Will never be able to enjoy Oklahoma again! Guess we're from the wrong generation to appreciate this type of humor. It was so bad and degrading I was embarrassed to be in the theater or be seen by anyone I know. We should have gone to another movie in theater complex. We kept waiting for a plot - a real plot. Lord, I hope and pray that video games aren't really developed in this manner by these types of characters as portrayed in this movie.Do people actually live this way?? I realize it was a spoof and meant to be funny, however, it was just pathetic. Please, please don't let my grandchildren turn into one of these weirdo freaks! Sooo sorry we spent $27 for one bag of popcorn!
Hilarious! Funniest Movie Ever!
posted on 03 Jun 2009I gave this movie a ten, not because it should be a classic, but because it is hilarious. I have seen movies that are extremely funny, but with bad stories and i wouldn't give them a good grade because of that fact. This movie is extremely funny and has a great story compared to most other comedy movies. It is better than Knocked Up and movies like that, in my opinion, because it never gets too serious. It stays funny the whole way through. I mostly enjoyed this movie because it is about video game testers and drugs. If that is not the type of movies you like it may not be for you. Buy it and watch it twenty times and you will still be finding new things to laugh at.
Dirty talk and unnatural acting
posted on 30 May 2009I must say I was really excited about this film before renting it as it was an Adam Sandler "Happy Madison" production and I am usually attracted to that type of silly humour.There were a few funny moments at the beginning of the film, but this film lacked everything that makes a good movie. I realize that many filmsthat are not realistic can still be quite funny, but this film was unrealistic and not funny at all. The acting was horrible, the cinematography was very poor, the plot made no sense at all. I cannot get over the fact that 3 classy older ladies would even work for such poor writing. Overall I was very unimpressed with this film and I do not recommend wasting 5 bucks on renting it.
A gaming geek moves in with his grandmother, and everything turns hilarious.
posted on 28 May 2009I went to the early screening being sure the movie would suck. Instead, it was the funniest movie I've seen in years. The movie felt like watching real life. All the funny and wrong parts of real life, that is. The portrayal of stoners in the movie is one of the best that I've seen. The cameos by tons of people from Adam Sandler movies are amazing. The horny grandmother is disgusting and makes my side split with laughter. This movie breaks out all the stereotypes about old women and stoners, and makes them hilarious. The big programming dork of the movie will make you feel embarrassed for him. And the game testers will make you both hate and love the idea of living that life. I highly recommend that you go to this movie, given the chance. If you're into computers, games, or mary jane, this movie will keep you laughing for hours.
Not bad- for a computer comedy it hits some new places for material.
posted on 26 May 2009By new I mean not completely done to the point of extinction from our mind as entertainment- which is what hollycrap normally specializes in. This is low brow Joe America humor. THis movie is the kind of movie you watch with a buzz on, at least 3 beers required. Buzzed? Then it is worth a peek. If you are anal retentive and not inebriated you will look at this movie as some retarded form of torture.The PLOT: A game tester(console) has to move in with his grandma to continue surviving during crunch time to releasing a video game. Two of his superiors are playing big roles in his life- one a matrix obsessed game developer child prodigy who isn't sure he can pull off another miracle, the other a hottie who has just been hired to oversee that deadline is met. He is going to get 4u(k3#$#$ by both of them before the movie is over.Therein lies the drama, and the comedy. The laughs occur often enough to keep you looking for the next one, but sometimes it's a very thin line between turning this off and waiting for the next joke. Some of the jokes are unique and in that - this movie gets a point to pull it up from the 5 that it is otherwise.As usual- all the computer programming scenes are utterly gay Hollywood coke snorter imbecile's idea of what programming looks like-it's idiotic and unrealistic and dumbed down- way down.It helps to be a computer nerd to appreciate some jokes- but in others, specifically the programming and testing scenes- it is a liability to be a computer geek because you will say- yeah..right that's realistic -suuuuure.As a comedian- NICK SWARDSON ROCKS!! SEE his standup! In this movie- he has most of the funny scenes and lines- that's probably Nick's fault entirely- he can't help it. He's very funny.
A Guilty Pleasure
posted on 24 May 2009Okay....I feel asleep on the couch and woke up to see this film starting with an old vedio game I use to play with the credits going by. I almost turned it off when I saw Adam Sandler's name, but I thought I'll give it a shot. After all...Shirley Jones is in it, and I have had the hots for Shirley since The Partridge Family days. The episode were Shirley wore hot-pants....very sexy! Ten minutes into the film....I was laughing out loud! How many of us know a headcase like Dante? This movie didn't get near the credit it deserved when it was out. Heck, even the cable company and their silly rating system gave it one star, meaning bad to poor. This is a funny film! Allen Covert gets all the credit here. He was simply great as the "Old Bush"...Very funny! Nick Swardson was very good as his side-kick Jeff...The part about the bed made me laugh...I know a guy who still has one of those...Very sad indeed. Linda Cardellini was also extra hot as Samantha, the girl-love interest in the film. Everyone was quite good, even David Spade was funny...Which is rare! The only mark down is for Kevin Nealon as Mr. Cheezle, the owner of the company where all the vido geeks work. Every time he is on the screen....the films drags to a hualt! Not funny! But watch this film......You'll laugh!
Typical Adam Sandler humor
posted on 28 Apr 2009You can go into this movie expecting the same thing you get from most movies with Adam Sandler involved, (who was a producer for this movie, which is a Happy/Madison production). You don't actually see Sandler in this movie, but you see all of the Sandler gang and you get ALL the Sandler antics. It contains many forced sex and fart jokes and fruitlessly attempts to make you sympathize with its loser main character. Some of the jokes are so bad that you can only wonder how a grown adult wrote this movie. That's not to say that you can't be entertained, because some of the jokes are pretty darn funny; you just need to know what you're going in to. The movie claims to be about a 36 year old game-developer who lives with his grandma, but it focuses more on his work, his relationships with his co-workers and friends, and their utter love of pot. Although the jokes are juvenile and unclever, the characters at the video game developing firm, (where the main character ,Allen Covery, works), are fairly entertaining. If you liked Napolean Dynamite, then you will find JP, the head developing "genius" pretty entertaining. They are all nerds, and pretty easy to laugh at (or with! :-/ ), and probably the main reason to see the movie. There are enough critics out there to dis on this movie. I can leave most of that to the "experts". The truth is, if you go in to the film, knowing what you're getting, and with a good attitude, you can have a good time!
Twisted week in the life of a video game tester..
posted on 22 Apr 2009Funniest movie of the year if you are looking for a smoke yourself retarded and laugh your ass off comedy. IF, however, you specialize in the rectal transport of steel rods, this movie is not for you.Watching Alex deal with an idiot-savant computer designer who thinks he is a robot, deal with his immature underage coworkers, and all the problems that come with living in his grandparent's house will have you rolling in the aisles, or the floor in front of your couch, as the case may be.A must-see for any and all who enjoy "dumb-humor" and the occasional fart joke.
A game designer get's his game idea stolen by a self proposed gaming prodigy.
posted on 20 Apr 2009This is the worst movie I have ever seen. It is like a cheech and chong movie that someone spilled cow manurer on. The gags, if that's what you want to call them are hideous! I felt embarrassed that Adam Sandlers name was on it. I expected a little more from the Happy Madison clan. The prodigy gamer that makes his own sound effects that correlate with his body movement and talks to him self was extremely hard to watch. The young lady, who was to come in to the company to motivate the designers to meet their quota, was the one and only bright spot. How original is a young man getting to sleep with an, ancient, older woman? A guy that ends up stuck on a woman's naked breast all night is just not funny. I will say this, this film was obviously geared toward the pot smoker, I have never been there and if this is what i have to look forward to...I can't!
Watchable, yet God-awful
posted on 18 Apr 2009Strong premise for a comedy movie (a middle-aged video game tester has to move in with his grandma) turns out to be easy to watch and not nearly as revolting or potty-mouthed as comedy films have tended to be in the last few years, BUT is lacking heavily in the laughs department. I sat through the whole thing constantly expecting a "big laugh" to come in the next few minutes, and while the film was amusing enough to keep my attention, it failed to deliver. By the time we got to the completely unrealistic party scene where an overweight dweeb gets to suckle a ridiculously inflated breast for hours on end... my patience was at an end. Something was just too staged and formulaic about all of this, too much of a familiarity to the proceedings to really suck me in and surprise me like a good comedy needs to do.Then when I saw Adam Sandler's name in the credits, it all made sense. While he's not in this film, he definitely contributed lots of his sappy one-note humor. Typical of his films, good gags are hinted at but totally mis-handled and then lingered on to the point where they become tired and annoying rather than funny.Also, what's with all the drug use? I'm not against it by any stretch, but this film goes way overboard on presenting marijuana usage as "the thing to do". Literally, about half the plot and 60% of the "jokes" are centered around smoking pot and all the sweet, awesome stuff that happens to you when you're high. This reflects the humor of a mind (probably Sandler's) that failed to continue maturation after reaching his late teens, most likely a result of early success in comedy television and movies. People who become successful early in life easily lose touch with reality, and in turn, lose understanding of what is funny and what is not (like this film).
so funny
posted on 14 Apr 2009hahah, this is one of the best movie i've seen in a WHILE. this movie is so funny, i didn't expect it to have nudity on it, so that caught me off guard.. mostly because i didn't really read about it before i went and saw it. we rented it from the TV. but yeah, this movie was so funny.. i was recommended to see it.. and i saw the beginning of it a few months about but thought it looked stupid so i didn't even bother.. but now i regret not seeing it sooner! i'm about to go out and buy me a copy on DVD. i watched it with my younger sister, and she loved it to, just don't tell the parents. ;] she's too young, but anyways, i should have written down quotes but thats okay, anyhow, it's definitely a must-see movie.. honestly i think it's suitable for all ages, besides the nudity part, but it's really funny :]
Worthless male syndrome
posted on 12 Apr 2009This seems to be just one more attempt by Hollywood to devalue men in our society. I for one am sick and tired of movies and the media portraying men as slackers and worthless characters having to be rescued by their grandma's, wives, or girlfriends. If the media picked on women this way they would be held up as narrow minded macho slobs, but once again we see that equality is not what the media seeks. The make fun of men because they'll take it and they deserve it mindset has to go. Keep it up and you will teach a whole generation of male children that it doesn't matter what you aspire to, because you have no value in our society and that it's okay to be worthless. You and your daughters are and will have to continue to live with the consequences.
Stinker
posted on 10 Apr 2009I can laugh at just about anything, but unfortunately there is not a single one to be found in this stink bomb!!!!I honestly watched this movie from beginning to end, and did not even crack a smile. I am shocked that Sandler, Schneider, Spade etc., would put their names on this piece of crap. Worse than the worst that ever came out of the worst that ever came out of former SNL players. What more can I say? How could such tasteless, extremely unfunny drivel come from such a pool of apparent talent!! Maybe I have lost my sense of humor, (not likely), but I cannot remember a movie that I have disliked this much in a long time. What a waste of 2 hours I will never get back.
Real bad comedy
posted on 31 Mar 2009I saw some comments that surprised me. That is why i registered and had to give my opinion.I am, a die hard gamer and 27 years old, so the story got my attention.I watched it together with my partner but did not see a bad movie like this in months. Why it was bad? Some reasons. First the acting is really bad. I never believed the impression they tried to give me. Second, the jokes aren't really good. Sometimes i got a smile but the most of the time i just looked at my partner and we laugh, just because it all looked stupid.Third reason is the story line. I could tell very often what the next scene would be. In short, predictable.Really surprised why the movie has ( at the moment ) a 6.8 If you look at the facts, this movie should be better then: The Nutty Professor or Bruce Almighty.My opinion: not even close. But maybe i am getting old :) See for yourself.
Almost gets gaming right
posted on 11 Mar 2009Grandma's boy is about a 30 something video game tester named Alex, who is thrown out of his apartment because his lowly room mate decided to spend his rent money on hookers instead. When Alex is thrown out, hilarity ensues as he struggles to find shelter from one place to another, finally settling at his grandmother's house.It finally seems Hollywood has decided to give gamers a good rap instead of the normal lashing. And although they have tried really hard this time around there are still some misconceptions I think this movie will give people about gamers in general. For one thing, not every gamer is a huge pothead. And that is some thing that it seems this movie would have the average person believe. But there are other things it gets right about gaming culture.Scenes where gamers are highly competitive and challenge each other come to mind. Someone also needs to make film makers aware that it's really lame to portray how games are played as flailing your arms every which way, pressing every button you can until the other guy is dead. And it certainly doesn't sound that way either, as the movie would have you believe.Controllers are relatively silent in real life. I understand it might be boring to see two guys just sitting in a chair playing a game, but is it any better watching them look like they aren't actually playing the game? They still could have a conversation that is as humorous as they actually do and still look like they are actually playing the game. With any Sandler and company film there is a lot of potty and sexual humor, but that's okay if that's your bag.The way game testing is portrayed is also a little off. I don't expect it to be accurate, it's a movie. But they could do their research and at least make it sound un-lame and a little accurate. I mean "I gotta get my levels done" hardly sounds like something a game tester would say, but I doubt the American public is ready for something a real game tester would say.To give away any of the reasons I really liked this movie would be to ruin it to begin with. Suffice it to say if you are looking to be entertained and like some good pothead/gamer humor, you'll love this movie. Stay away if you are one of those guys who sits in the theater nitpicking set locations.Grandma's Boy gets a 7/10 because it never fails to entertain, it'd probably be a perfect 10 if being a gamer wasn't so misinterpreted.
A pleasant surprise
posted on 18 Aug 2009I was way off the mark with this film. I thought it was more of a family fun entertainment movie. My oldest son loves video games and his grandmother in equal measures and both of them wanted to see the movie together. Needless to say, if you've seen this movie, you didn't want to see it with your mother or your eight year old son. I loved the movie and thought it had some very funny scenes in it. This was a pleasant surprise as I thought I would hate it. The adult humour mostly went over my son's head, and the drug humour set my mom off a bit. All in all, my wife and I had a good laugh at the content and my mother's reactions.