Roommates (1995)
Some people talk. Some people listen. When you're 107 and going strong, you do whatever you want.
An elderly, yet young-at-heart man, moves in with his grandson, and both their lives turn upside-down.
- Date of release
- 1995-03-03
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (32)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Peter Yates
Casting
- Peter Falk — Rocky Holzeck
- D. B. Sweeney — Michael
- Julianne Moore — Beth
- Ellen Burstyn — Judith
- Jan Rubeš — Bolek Krupa
- Joyce Reehling — Barbara
- Ernie Sabella — Stash
- John Cunningham — Burt Shook
- Noah Fleiss — Michael (age 5)
- Lisa Davis — Betty
- Rohn Thomas — Kevin
- Karl Mackey — Milan Postevic
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Roommates is a 1995 American comedy-drama film, starring Peter Falk, D. B. Sweeney, and Julianne Moore, directed by Peter Yates. The original music score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The film was marketed with the tagline, "Some people talk. Some people listen. When you're 107 and going strong, you do whatever you want."
Filming details
It was filmed in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including in the Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh. Several scenes were filmed on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, including scenes near the Admissions House, the Dieter-Porter Life Science Building, and Old Main.
The aging of Rocky (the Peter Falk character) through creative make-up earned the picture an Academy Award nomination.
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