A deceptively simple premise - in one day, a grandmother (Lily Tomlin) has to help her grand-daughter (Julia Garner) get the money for an abortion, eventually having to resort to involving their daughter / mother (Marcia Gay Harden), which neither wants to do. Whilst taking us on this journey, via a knackered out old Dodge, Weitz tells us all about grandma's life and her involvement with her (unseen) ex-partner, current GF Judy Greer, friend Laverne Cox, ex Sam Elliott and Garner's no good boyfriend Nat Wolff. It's short and sweet.
Weitz co-wrote
About a Boy, Being Flynn (de Niro and Dano), was one of the creators (along with Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman and Alex Timbers) of TV series
Mozart in the Jungle, with Lola Kirke and Gael Garcia Bernal.
Garner was in
Martha Marcy May Marlene and
The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
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