Grantham & Rose

Grantham & Rose
Film poster
Directed byKristin Hanggi
Written byRyan Spahn
Produced byEvangel Fung
Meghan-Michele German
Starring
CinematographyRyan Mitchel
Edited byYaniv Dabach
Music byJason Whitton
Production
companies
ClubNano Films
Ur-Mee Entertainment
Distributed byMarVista Entertainment
Release date
  • March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23) (Cleveland International Film Festival)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Grantham & Rose is a 2014 American independent coming of age drama film directed by Kristin Hanggi and written by Ryan Spahn and starring Jake T. Austin and Marla Gibbs. It is Hanggi's directorial debut.[1] Michael Urie and Mark Lee[2] served as an executive producers of the film.[3]

Plot

Grantham (Jake T. Austin) struggles to become a man when a spontaneous road trip places him in the care of an 81-year-old African-American woman named Rose (Marla Gibbs).

Cast

Production

On August 2, 2012, it was announced that Gibbs would be cast opposite Austin in the film.[3][4] Filming began in Georgia in August 2012.[5]

Release and reception

MarVista Entertainment released Grantham & Rose on February 10, 2015.[6][7] The film premiered on Netflix on August 21, 2015.[8]

References

  1. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (November 20, 2013). "Watch Marla Gibbs, Tessa Thompson, Jake T. Austin In Trailer For 'Grantham And Rose'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "Grantham & Rose (2014)". Welcome to ClubNano. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  3. ^ a b McNary, Dave (August 2, 2012). "Marla Gibbs set for 'Grantham and Rose'". Variety. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (August 3, 2012). "Marla Gibbs set for 'Grantham and Rose': Thesp cast opposite Jake T. Austin in indie pic". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (August 2, 2012). "Marla Gibbs Will Be Feisty Rose Price In Indie Feature 'Grantham And Rose' (Tessa Thompson, A Maybe)". IndieWire. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (February 2, 2015). "MarVista to Release Coming of Age Road Tripper 'Grantham & Rose' (Marla Gibbs, Tessa Thompson, Jake T. Austin)". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "MarVista Digital Entertainment's February Movie Premieres, Grantham & Rose, Starring Jake T. Austin, and Meet My Valentine, Starring Scott Wolf, Explore The Challenging Dynamics of Relationships". PR Newswire. January 26, 2015. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  8. ^ O'Neil, Lorena (March 18, 2015). "Netflix New Releases Coming in August 2015: 'Hurt Locker,' 'Leap Year,' 'Seeking a Friend for the End of the World'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2016.