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Ricky & Grams, Berthold Brock Albin

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When his wife kicks him out of the house, Richard (Ricky) goes to live at his parents’ house where, it turns out, his pistol of a grandmother (Grams), is house-sitting. Ricky is incensed and imagines he will have to take care of her and clean her dentures. She is incensed and wants to be left alone to her debauchery. But the tables turn and ultimately Grams and the other women in his life help Ricky get back on his feet and find direction and love and Ricky helps Grams rethink her priorities.