Details

Release year: 2012

Storyline

Artie and Diane Decker agree to look after their three grandchildren when their type-A helicopter parents go out of town for work; Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with their grandparents' old-school methods.

Top credits

Directors

Andy Fickman

Writers

Cast

Billy Crystal — Artie Decker
Bette Midler — Diane Decker
Marisa Tomei — Alice Simmons
Tom Everett Scott — Phil Simmons

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Did you know

• The movie was shot in late fall-early winter. The grass at the Atlanta home was dead, and had to be digitally colored green.

• The idea for the film came from a real life experience for Billy Crystal when he and his wife looked after their grandchildren for a weekend.

• Ralph Branca: Artie shares the broadcast call of The Shot Heard Round The World with Turner to "connect" with him. At Harper's audition, Turner delivers the broadcasters call of the famous Ralph Branca pitch and Bobby Thomson's home run. The table of judges shows one old judge with a big smile. This judge is played by Ralph Branca, who threw the legendary pitch to Bobby Thomson.