3 Geezers!
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| name = 3 Geezers!
| image = Geezers!.jpg
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| director = Michelle Schumacher
| producer = {{plainlist|
- Randle Schumacher
- Eric Radzan
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| writer = {{plainlist|
- Randle Schumacher
- Eric Radzan
- Tony Cummings
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| starring = {{plainlist|
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| music = {{plainlist|
- Rick Amezcua
- Randle Schumacher
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| cinematography =
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| studio = Rubber Tree Productions
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| released = {{Film date|2013|05|22}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $4,175{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=3geezers.htm|title = 3 Geezers!}}
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3 Geezers! is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Michelle Schumacher and starring her husband J. K. Simmons, alongside Tim Allen, Scott Caan, Breckin Meyer, Randy Couture and Basil Hoffman. It was the second collaboration between Allen and Couture, after both appeared in supporting roles in 2008’s Redbelt. It also marked the second collaboration between Allen and Simmons after appearing in 2010’s Crazy on the Outside.
Premise
Follow actor J Kimball as he researches what it's like to be old for a role in an upcoming movie. When he meets the residents at The Coconuts convalescent home, he quickly discovers that his perceptions of the elderly may be off from today's reality. After being on the wrong end of some pranks, J enlists the help of his Hollywood friends to turn the tides. Mayhem ensues.
Cast
- J. K. Simmons as J Kimball
- Basil Hoffman as Victor
- Tim Allen as Tim
- Scott Caan as Scott
- Lou Beatty Jr. as Bernard
- Breckin Meyer as Breckin
- Randy Couture as Randy
- Mike O'Malley as Mike
- Sam Raimi as Sam
- Kevin Pollak as Kevin
- Robin Bain as Kari
- Courtenay Taylor as Lisa
- Fernanda Romero as Tiffany
- Ruth Williamson as Art Instructor
- Daniel Montgomery as Assistant Game Master
Reception
Critical reception for 3 Geezers! has been overwhelmingly negative. On Metacritic the film has a rating of 9 out of 100 based on 5 reviews, indicating “overwhelming dislike”.{{cite web|title=3 Geezers!|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/3-geezers!|website=Metacritic|access-date= 10 June 2020 }}{{cite web|title=3 Geezers! (review)|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/v580362|publisher=Allmovie|access-date=30 December 2013}}
News outlets such as the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times panned the film overall, with both reviewers criticizing the movie's humor as un-funny and the reviewer for the New York Times commented that "This film makes the dreadful TV show “Betty White's Off Their Rockers” seem sophisticated."{{cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|title=Nursing Home or Frat House?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/22/movies/3-geezers-directed-by-michelle-schumacher.html?|work=New York Times|date=21 May 2013|access-date=30 December 2013}}{{cite web|last=Nicholson|first=Amy|title='3 Geezers' review: Raunchy, imbecilic and so not funny|url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-three-geezers-review-20130522-story.html |work= Los Angeles Times |date=22 May 2013|access-date= 10 June 2020 }} The Hollywood Reporter echoed these sentiments, stating that "Barely managing to fill its brief running time despite its surfeit of smuttily vulgar gags, 3 Geezers! proves a less than subtle argument for euthanasia."{{cite web|last=Scheck|first=Frank|title=3 Geezers!: Film Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie/3-geezers/review/527349|work= The Hollywood Reporter |date=22 May 2013|access-date=30 December 2013}} Slant Magazine gave a slightly more positive review, remarking that the film's approach was "a creative one that makes the material easier to swallow, but it doesn't change the fact that this is basically a single joke on repeat for a stretched-out 80 minutes, and whether it's funny or well told is eventually beside the point."{{cite web|last=HUMANICK|first=ROB|title=FILM REVIEW: 3 Geezers!|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/3-geezers|work=Slant Magazine|date=17 May 2013|access-date=30 December 2013}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1825784}}
- {{Metacritic film}}
- {{rotten tomatoes|3_geezers|3 Geezers!}}
Category:American comedy films
Category:2010s English-language films
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