Linda Cardellini, Allen Covert, Peter Dante
Life is sweet for a 35 year-old video game tester Alex (Allen Covert), until he's forced to move in with his overbearing grandmother Lilly (Doris Roberts) and her two roommates: oversexed Grace (Shirl...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 9, 2006
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Flixster Reviews (14,667)
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August 7, 2009Well, fuck it, this was a fun stoner/geek comedy. If you're in the mood for it that is. Allen Covert is everything Adam Sandler is not in the main lead, no idea why the guy keeps playing secondary characters for Sandler.
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June 20, 2009Grandma's Boy Director: Nicholaus Goossen Starring: Allen Covert, Linda Cardellini, Peter Dante, Doris Roberts, Shirley Knight, Shirley Jones This film slipped in under the radar in Australia because of it's low gross in the US. The only reason I can see for it not making any ban...( read more)
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October 6, 2008The concept is simple, a 35-year-old video game tester gets kicked out of his apartment and ends up moving in with his grandmother and her two roommates. The plot isn't that thick, in fact there isn't that much of a plot in my opinion. Nonetheless, there are plenty of good movies...( read more)
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July 28, 2008Great flick! Lots of quotable lines from it. Will def watch it again when I need a good laugh.
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November 23, 2009I know but it was funny. They sort of remind me of a time in my life. Very short one.
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November 21, 2009i feel like an idiot liking this. its really really really really dumb. and infectiously funny.
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November 14, 2009OMG this movie was funny as hell! What a entertaining ride getting introduced to all the characters in the film. If you like stoner humor you'll love this movie! Anyone ever use ther bong as a vase for flowers lol
Critic Reviews
January 9, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
January 9, 2006
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
No one here has the slightest idea what being elderly actually means or that old folks may once have been (and may still be) far hipper than the young men and women looking at them with fond incompreh... full review
January 9, 2006
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
The film's [directorial] crudity is ultimately an unbearable drag on its joviality. full review
January 7, 2006
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
This vulgar stoner comedy about an underachieving, over-age video-game tester cheerfully invites the audience to descend to a level where no joke is too silly or raunchy.
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September 20, 2008When I think of 8 Crazy Nights, I don't think of quality.
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November 30, 2006Yes, Adam Sandler also produced The Benchwarmers, Duece Bigalow 2, and 8 Crazy Nights. Quality is the word I think of when those films come to mind.
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May 23, 2006its all about the gaming world. It is an instant classic, I laughed from start to finish. Adam Sandler produced it, so you know its good.
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