Summaries

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.

Wealth can't spare three male generations of the dysfunctional Jewish New York Gromberg family grief or grim reality. However successful in life, Alex never felt pleasing pride or proper parental support from sprightly patriarch Mitchell, who sarcastically imposes his own values and priorities on everyone and everything. Alex starts despairing that his modern permissiveness may ruin his own bright firstborn, college-boy Asher, unlike adoring kid-brother Eli. A dorm-drug-bust pushes things to the limit--or beyond?—KGF Vissers

Spanning three generations, the Grombergs are a highly successful but somewhat dysfunctional New York family. Patriarch Mitchell Gromberg is having difficulty coming to grips with his looming mortality. His son Alex has spent his life trying to avoid becoming a younger version of his father, while Alex's son Ashe, tries to find himself as he parties away his college years. The tale revolves around Alex, who is caught in the middle of this changing family. Trying to avoid the mistakes his father made, while coming to terms with the ones he's already passed on to his own sons, Alex tries to navigate between the tricky roles he plays as father, son, and husband.—Sujit R. Varma

The Grombergs are a prominent, dysfunctional New York family busy wallowing in their separate lives. Papa Gromberg, catching a spark in his twilight years, tries to reconcile with his son Alex and grandson Asher. But the younger Grombergs have their own issues--Alex is desperate to not turn out like his father, and Asher's the typical fifth-year college senior.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • college
  • jew
  • watching tv
  • jewish slur
  • real life father and son play father and son
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Apr 24, 2003
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Official sites MGM
Language English Spanish Hebrew
Filming locations Kinnelon, New Jersey, USA
Production companies Furthur Films Buena Vista International Family Films

Box office

Gross US & Canada $7491839
Opening weekend US & Canada $2804441
Gross worldwide $8211508

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 49m
Color Color
Sound mix DTS Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

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