Your grandma's new boyfriend just dropped existential truth bombs over egg rolls.
Following his latest romantic humiliation, Simon is unexpectedly summoned to his grandmother's house to meet her new boyfriend, Merv. The man he encounters there upends his understanding of love, loss, and Chinese takeout.
Acting
Hal Linden turns Chinese takeout into poetry.
Writing
Dialogue that stings then hugs you.
Direction
Sam Roebling masters the intimate two-shot.
Director
Sam Roebling
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hal Linden was 91 during filming; his chemistry with Renée Taylor (90) is entirely unscripted improvisation.
The film quietly subverts Jewish grandmother stereotypes—she's the one with the younger partner, not nagging about marriage.
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