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Synopsis: A reboot of the 1979 movie that was directed by Martin Brest and featured George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg. Three seniors, who are living social security check to check and even reduced to eating dog food at times, decide they have had enough. So, they plan to rob a bank...problem is, they don't even know how to handle a gun! A social commentary on growing old in America and what we are sometimes driven to, due to circumstances.
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Zach Braff
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
PG-13
Year:
2017
96 min
2,087 Views


With all due respect, Donald,

thirty years of hard work

means sh*t to you people!

Without my pension money, I

can't even pay rent this month.

We'll get a lawyer and sue

the piss out of them.

Sh*t. We'd be dead by the

time the settlement comes in.

Which would suit them just fine.

When did coffee go to two dollars?

A decade ago.

God forbid you get extra foam on the

top, you have to make payments.

Let's leave her 20%.

Okay, good. Now she can take a cruise.

Okay, boys. I got a half a rhubarb left.

We got the blueberry crumble,

which is a little stale.

And I got the mud pie.

So, what's it gonna be?

Uh, not today. Thank you.

No pie?

We're watching our waistlines.

Plus we're sh*t broke.

Okay. Well, don't tie up my table all day.

I gotta make a living here.

Did I tell you those guys in

the bank had machine guns?

You told us six times already!

Yeah, well, it keeps going in my head.

Over and over, you know?

Maybe you're having a stroke.

Here you go, boys. Always have your pie.

Life is short.

Well, thanks for the reminder.

She's right, you know.

We should be having our pie and eating it.

We've earned that much, at least.

- Gentlemen, good evening.

- Good evening.

Welcome to what is essentially

the last rose ceremony.

Kaitlyn, this is the final rose tonight.

She can count, Einstein!

My heart is beating out

of my chest right now.

This week was... incredible.

Shawn's boring, and Nick's a man-whore.

Monogamy is an outdated concept.

I am in love and that's so exciting.

Ben. The only choice she's got.

She's not going to move

to a farm in those heels.

She's kissed them all. With her tongue.

Done the whole cast that way.

She's a walking venereal disease!

When I think about this

week, how everything went

has made my decision feel,

like, almost impossible.

Kaitlyn, close your mouth.

Nick.

- Oh, sh*t!

- God!

Turn it off. It's a travesty.

They never learn.

I'm going home and sort out my pills.

Tomorrow, gents.

That was a great meal tonight.

What you can do with

frozen fish is admirable.

Best garlic bread I ever had.

And that combination of

paprika and garlic, oh!

- Fantastic!

- Oh. Whoo!

Actually, I think it was the mold.

All right. Good night.

Joe.

What?

We'll be all right?

Sure, we will. It always

works out in the end.

And then you die.

Oh, thanks for the inspiration, Albert.

Good night, all. I'll see you tomorrow.

- Good night, Joe.

- Good night.

A**holes.

Hey, Willie. How you feeling?

Partly cloudy, Doc. Partly cloudy.

Well, I'm not going to lie to you.

You can. I won't mind.

The dialysis is working marginally.

You know, a kidney is all

that's going to get you well.

Well, I'll look on eBay.

You're way down the list.

It's partially your age,

it's partially your insurance.

It's partially...

Kidneys aren't that easy to come by.

Yeah. Everybody wants to hold on to theirs.

Have you talked to your daughter?

Your friends?

It's common to find a

donor in your circles.

And that's often the best match anyway.

I'll talk to them.

Sooner than later.

So, what are we talking about?

We're talking about much sooner than later.

Hello?

You get your presents, Boppa?

You send something?

Wait a minute,

the postman brought me this box right here,

but that can't be it.

That's it, that's it! Open it already!

All right, all right. Hold your horses.

I'm old.

Oh, my goodness.

This...

This is the ugliest shirt I've ever seen.

Boppa.

All right. Let's see what

else is down in here.

You're getting real big, K.

Grew an inch in a month, Boppa.

Hey, you tell your mom

that her career isn't as

important as seeing her family.

I Will.

- Promise?

- I promise.

Good girl.

- That's my ride.

- Okay.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

Ezra!

Ezra!

You gotta stop this. I

can't listen anymore.

I've been practicing!

Yeah, but it doesn't matter

'cause you get worse every week.

It's kind of a miracle. I

don't know how you do it.

So what's the point? You're

no good, you don't like it,

you're not gonna be a professional.

You wanna end up like me,

working in a factory?

And every two months you're getting

a gig for 40 bucks at some dive?

You don't want that.

I don't even like this thing.

No! And it doesn't like you, either.

Trust me, I'm doing you a favor.

You'll thank me for this.

Thank you, Sir.

Oh, you're very welcome.

I want to be a dancer, like Beyonc.

Well, it's none of my business.

Okay. All right, good.

All right, get off. Get off me.

Get off. I'll go find your grandma.

She's still got to pay me for the session.

You gotta think of it like

putting down a horse.

Sometimes, it's the kindest,

most ethical thing you can do.

Well, thank you for being

so honest with me.

I really appreciate your candor.

Well, your grandson hasn't got

a musical bone in his body.

I know. It was so painful

listening in the other room.

And I had to sit across from him.

Okay.

- Al.

- Yeah?

I never told you this, but I've

seen you perform a few times.

- Ah...

- In the West Village

with Stan Getz, 1977.

It was stunning.

You saw me play with Getz?

Sure did.

What are you, following me?

No. I was following the music.

Um, hey. I'll see you at the store, okay?

See you at the store.

Yup.

All right.

See you tomorrow!

BYE, guys.

You know, at some point,

I'm gonna have to start

walking home on my own.

I'm 14.

Not on my watch, lovie.

This neighborhood is not the

same as it was 40 years ago.

Right. It's safer and more gentrified.

Barn.

And what is this?

It's my biology test.

Another day, another A.

Well done, kiddo.

I'm almost there.

Almost where?

You said, and I quote,

"You get straight A's, you get a puppy."

I like your confidence.

Must have got that from you, young man.

Not bad, kiddo. Not bad at all.

Happy Birthday, young man,

Didn't expect you broke

bastards to get me anything.

Temper your enthusiasm. It's not much.

That's just what I needed.

- Yup.

- Mmm-hmm.

- One can't get enough time.

- Oh.

Take a look at that cute picture.

Oh, yeah. My little K.

When you die, you can will

it to her as a memento.

Thanks, Al.

I'm sure she'll want a picture

of herself on a watch

from her dead grandpa.

Look at that. That's really something.

You bet, kid.

This corn is from World War Two.

Corn?

I thought this was...

I don't know what I thought it was.

I think I may rob a bank.

What was that?

I'm thinking of robbing a bank.

Oh.

I'm thinking about buying a Ferrari.

Hmm. I just got drafted by the Knicks.

Good week for everybody, huh?

Good week.

They're taking my house.

Huh?

They're taking my house.

I've got 30 days.

Who's taking your house?

The bank.

They're taking your house

and you didn't tell us?

What are you gonna do? Lend me money?

We're all broke. The three of us combined.

These banks practically

destroyed this country.

They crushed a lot of people's dreams.

And nothing ever happened to them.

We're three old guys. We hit

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Theodore Melfi

Theodore Melfi is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his feature length debut film St. Vincent starring Bill Murray. more…

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