1986
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4 days ago · Roundtree passed away October 2023, and this performance is a great coda to his storied career. Hechinger rides the thin line between loser son and doting grandson well. Parker is manic as the frantic mother and nursing home employees Rochelle and Colin, played by Nicole Byer and Quinn Beswick, act like they really are bewildered.
2 days ago · The scooter she and the late Richard Roundtree (as her friend Ben) ride might be slower than Tom Cruise on foot, but the energy is high and infectious. Squibb is absolutely wonderful at the centre of the film, with impeccable comedic timing and full command of her character.
4 days ago · Richard Roundtree and June Squibb in Thelma. Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures For Margolin—who based the film on his own grandmother’s story—Squibb was always who he envisioned for the role. He ...
1 day ago · The scam sends Thelma on an adventure with Richard Roundtree’s character Ben, equipped with a red mobility scooter that adds to their quirky escapades. ... Arguably one of Roundtree’s finest ...
4 days ago · So, Thelma enlists the reluctant assistance of Ben (the late Richard Roundtree), a friend from a nursing home, and they set out across north Los Angeles’ sidewalks on his two-seat electric scooter. Thelma takes the handlebars—a sort of inverted Driving Miss Daisy at five miles per hour.
1 day ago · Inspired by a real-life Thelma who is now 103, director Josh Margolin’s movie Thelma is centered on a 93-year-old that gives actress June Squibb a chance to shine. It is also the last film of the wonderful actor Richard Roundtree, co-starring as her long-time friend and partner in this funny escapade. Thelma is still able, even at 93, to live ...
5 days ago · She solves the transportation problem by "borrowing" an electric mobility scooter that belongs to her late husband’s friend Ben (Richard Roundtree) who lives in a nearby assisted living community, convincing him to come along for the ride.
