Grantham & Rose

Grantham & Rose is a 2014 American independent coming of age drama film directed by Kristin Hanggi 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]

Grantham & Rose
Film poster
Directed by	Kristin Hanggi
Written by	Ryan Spahn
Produced by	Evangel Fung Meghan-Michele German
Starring	Jake T. Austin Marla Gibbs Tessa Thompson
Cinematography	Ryan Mitchel
Edited by	Yaniv Dabach
Music by	Jason Whitton
Production companies	ClubNano Films Ur-Mee Entertainment
Distributed by	MarVista Entertainment
Release date	March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23) (Cleveland International Film Festival)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

• Jake T. Austin as Grantham Portnoy
• Marla Gibbs as Rose Price
• Tessa Thompson as Wallis
• Ryan Spahn as Erik Henry
• Lisa Winters II as Sherrie Portnoy

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. (20 November 2013). "Watch Marla Gibbs, Tessa Thompson, Jake T. Austin In Trailer For 'Grantham And Rose'". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
2. "Grantham & Rose (2014)". Welcome to ClubNano. Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
3. McNary, Dave (2 August 2012). "Marla Gibbs set for 'Grantham and Rose'". Variety. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
4. McNary, Dave (3 August 2012). "Marla Gibbs set for 'Grantham and Rose': Thesp cast opposite Jake T. Austin in indie pic". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 21 July 2016.^{[dead link‍]}
5. Obenson, Tambay A. (2 August 2012). "Marla Gibbs Will Be Feisty Rose Price In Indie Feature 'Grantham And Rose' (Tessa Thompson, A Maybe)". IndieWire. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
6. Obenson, Tambay A. (2 February 2015). "MarVista to Release Coming of Age Road Tripper 'Grantham & Rose' (Marla Gibbs, Tessa Thompson, Jake T. Austin)". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 21 July 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. 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
8. O'Neil, Lorena (18 March 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 9 January 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

External links

• Grantham & Rose at IMDb
• Grantham & Rose at Rotten Tomatoes