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Synopsis: Grandma is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Paul Weitz. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 30, 2015 and served as the closing night film. The film is Lily Tomlin's first leading role in 27 years after co-starring with Bette Midler in 1988's comedy film Big Business. It is the second collaboration between Tomlin and Weitz, who previously directed her in his 2013 film Admission. The film was released on August 21, 2015, by Sony Pictures Classics.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
77
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
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Year:
2015
79 min
Website
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ELLE:

We’re disturbing you. Isn’t that

right?

CAFE MANAGER:

Yes. That’s right. You are also

disturbing me.

ELLE:

Because I’m talking aboutabortions?

CAFE MANAGER:

Yes. That’s right. Now pleasetake your coffee and enjoy itsomewhere else.

ELLE:

This used to be an abortion clinic,

do you know that?

(MORE)

ELLE (CONT'D)

Where you are standing right now,

there were countless unintended

pregnancies terminated.

The nearby woman GASPS.

CAFE MANAGER:

Please leave. Leave now.

ELLE:

Wait, I’m going to enjoy this threedollar “drip” coffee first! I’ve

got news for you - all coffeedrips! So you don’t have to callit “drip” coffee - that’s aredundancy! Hey, look, it’sdripping!

Elle POURS THE REST OF HER COFFEE ON THE FLOOR.

ELLE (CONT’D)

I enjoyed that! That was some gooddrip coffee!

SAGE:

(to manager)

I’m sorry!

ELLE:

Why should you be sorry? He should

be sorry!

They go to the door.

10 EXT. CAFE PARKING LOT - DAY 10

They walk towards the car.

SAGE:

French press.

ELLE:

What?

SAGE:

French press coffee. It doesn’t

drip.

ELLE:

Well, I guess not. Touche. Can

you believe that guy? These

bastards think they can turn theclock back fifty years.

(MORE)

(pause)

Crap.

ELLE (CONT'D)

She stops walking.

What?

SAGE:

ELLE:

I really have to use the rest room.

11 INT. CAFE - DAY 11

The manager looks up from where he is mopping up coffee.

ELLE:

Here, lemme help you with that.

CAFE MANAGER:

No, that’s alright ELLE

I insist, I feel terrible.

Elle grabs some napkins and gets down to help him mop thespill.

ELLE (CONT’D)

So, do you need a key to use thebathroom or is it unlocked?

He stares at her.

12 EXT. CAFE - DAY 12

Elle joins Sage outside the cafe.

ELLE:

Okay, everyone’s friends now. Sowho’s the guy?

Who?

SAGE:

ELLE:

The guy! I assume there was a

penis involved. Who is he?

One night stand?

SAGE:

No. He’s kind of my boyfriend.

don’t know.

I:

ELLE:

You don’t know? Well who does

know? If you don’t know.

SAGE:

He was supposed to get the money bythis morning.

ELLE:

What happened?

SAGE:

He didn’t get it. He told me he

would. But he didn’t.

ELLE:

Alright, well. This is his problem

too.

(stops)

You understand that, right?

Sage nods.

ELLE (CONT’D)

Do you? Understand that?

SAGE:

Yeah. Of course, he’s not the one

who’s pregnant.

ELLE:

Well that’s the f***ing problem

right? He’s not the one who’s

pregnant. He’d be shitting his

pants if he were. He’d find the

f***ing money if he was about to

swell up like he swallowed awatermelon.

SAGE:

I guess.

ELLE:

Let’s go talk to him.

SAGE:

Who, Cam? I don’t know if that’s a

good idea.

ELLE:

“Cam?” His name is “Cam?”

13 INT. CAM’S HOUSE - DAY 13

A small house.

CAM opens the door. He looks annoyed.

Cam is eighteen. Working on a scruff-beard.

jersey on with a marijuana leaf on it.

He has a hockey

CAM:

What are you doing here?

SAGE:

Are your parents here?

No.

CAM:

SAGE:

So can we come in?

CAM:

Whatever, yeah.

They come in. The house is messy. Cramped.

SAGE:

Umm, you were supposed to get the

money.

CAM:

I couldn’t get it. That f***in

a**hole wouldn’t front me the

money. I thought he would.

ELLE:

Well you’re gonna have to get it,

Cam. Half. Give us half the

money.

CAM:

Who is this?

SAGE:

My grandmother.

CAM:

Grandma? Yo Grandma, what youdoing here?

ELLE:

Listen, you have to takeresponsibility for this.

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Paul Weitz

Paul John Weitz (born November 19, 1965) is an American film producer, screenwriter, playwright, actor, and film director. He is the older brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. He is best known for his work with his brother, Chris Weitz, on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy, for which the brothers, who co-directed, were nominated for an Oscar. more…

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