Roommates PG

Some people talk. Some people listen. When you're 107 and going strong, you do whatever you want.
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  • Rated: PG
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 48 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: May 8, 2018
  • Originally Released: 1995
  • Label: KL Studio Classics

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 1,475
Rating: 1/5 -- Falk is good, but this is ultimately an exercise in shameless manipulation.
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Oct 9, 2003
Rating: 3/5 -- A pretty forgotten little movie that has some poignant moments.
Kansas City Kansan
Oct 15, 2004
Rating: 2.5/4 -- The pieces were in place for a nice little story, but by trying to do too much with it, Roommates overshoots the runway. Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
Jan 1, 2000
Wonderful film that salutes the vitsal connections between grandparents and grandchildren. Full Review
Spirituality and Practice
Aug 30, 2002
...Peter Falk sinks into his crusty coot role like a favorite worn chair...
USA Today
Mar 3, 1995
...Agreeably humorous....[Falk gives] a fun performance....Sweeney is energetic...
Variety
Mar 6, 1995

Product Description:

This charming tale of a boy's evolving relationship with his grandfather stars Peter Falk as Rocky, a crusty and stubborn old man who raises his grandson, Michael (D.B.Sweeney), after the boy loses his parents at a young age. In 1960s Pittsburgh, Michael grows up under Rocky's watchful eye, eventually becoming a doctor working in Ohio. But when Rocky gets evicted from his apartment of 50 years, Michael has no choice but to let the man move in with him. Much to Rocky's chagrin, the two grown men share Michael's cramped bachelor pad in a touching and hysterical reunion. The old codger wastes no time in creating friction, arguing incessantly with Michael about his lifestyle, including his relationship with girlfriend Beth (Julianne Moore). While Rocky does eventually settle down and begin working at a bakery, his grandson decides to make some significant changes in his life that will affect his grandfather. Despite their generational differences, the two men grudgingly learn valuable lessons from each other in this bittersweet comedy. Peter Falk gives a fabulously diverse performance, aging more than half a century during the duration of the film, which was based on screenwriter Max Apple's real-life experiences captured in the book ROOMMATES: MY GRANDFATHER'S STORY.

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