An elderly yet young-at-heart man moves in with his grandson and both their lives turn upside-down.An elderly yet young-at-heart man moves in with his grandson and both their lives turn upside-down.An elderly yet young-at-heart man moves in with his grandson and both their lives turn upside-down.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
Zygmund Szarnicki
- Funeral Priest
- (as Reverend Zygmund Szarnicki)
Lee Alan McConnell
- Bully at Baseball Game
- (as Chance Marquez)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPeter Falk's makeup took four hours per day to apply and remove.
- Quotes
Rocky Holzcek: Reason and Family got nothin' to do with each other!
- Crazy creditsArt Department Dog .... Bob N. Dana
- Soundtracks(Maybe We'll Wait) 'Til Sunday
Written and Performed by Kenneth
Morphinomania Music ASCAP
Featured review
growing old
Rocky Holzcek (Peter Falk) is a cantankerous Polish immigrant in Pittsburg. His grandson Michael becomes an orphan. He insists on taking in the young kid rather sending him to a home. Years later, Michael (D.B. Sweeney) become an intern doctor and takes in Rocky after the family home is condemned. Michael falls for Beth (Julianne Moore) who has a disapproving mother Judith (Ellen Burstyn).
Growing old is sometimes a less appealing aging story. This is a pretty good one despite a few speed bumps along the way. Rocky's disapproval of Beth seems wrong in terms of story progression. At least, he should foreshadow that stuff by being more religious. I would have liked to see him deal with a black Beth or something more substantial. His fight with Beth comes out of nowhere. There is also an issue with Judith. It's unlikely that a court would pick her unless there is a better reason. These and other bumps keep this from being better.
Growing old is sometimes a less appealing aging story. This is a pretty good one despite a few speed bumps along the way. Rocky's disapproval of Beth seems wrong in terms of story progression. At least, he should foreshadow that stuff by being more religious. I would have liked to see him deal with a black Beth or something more substantial. His fight with Beth comes out of nowhere. There is also an issue with Judith. It's unlikely that a court would pick her unless there is a better reason. These and other bumps keep this from being better.
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Box office
- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,096,881
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,038,033
- Mar 5, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $12,096,881
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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