June Squibb
1) Thelma
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin's own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humor, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma...
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The Worth's are a family portrait of dysfunction, but when their matriarch, Grandma Mabel dies suddenly, they must set aside their differences and come together. Chaos ensues as they soon discover that not only did Grandma Mabel keep secrets, so did everyone else. They begin to find their way back to each other and realize that while you can't choose your family, you can choose to be friends with them.
3) Summer '03
Publisher
Blue Fox Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2019
Language
English
Description
It's one of the year's stand-out comedy hits that has audiences raving : sixteen year-old Jamie who spends the summer of 2003 juggling friendships, family secrets, and first love. On her deathbed, Jamie's calculating grandmother gives her two unexpected pieces of advice - about religion and relationships - that leave Jamie reeling. Now she must navigate her love and family life crisis, resulting in a memorable summer you will not wat to miss.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, a cantankerous father thinks he's struck it rich, and wrangles his estranged son into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. Getting waylaid in the father's hometown in Nebraska, the son tries to reconnect with his impenetrable father.
Publisher
New Line Productions
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Warren Schmidt is at sea after being left a widower shortly after retiring from a lifetime as an actuary at Woodmen of the World Insurance in Omaha, Nebraska. He matter-of-factly explains that, since he is 67, retired, and a widower, he should be dead within nine years--this in a letter to the African boy he is sponsoring through a charitable relief organization. As daughter Jeannie's wedding to waterbed salesman fiancé Randall looms, Warren sets...