Parental Guidance(2012)

Plot Summary

• Old school grandfather Artie (Billy Crystal), who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eager-to-please wife Diane (Bette Midler) agree to babysit their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents (Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott) go away for work. But when 21st century problems collide with Artie and Dianes old school methods of tough rules, lots of love and old-fashioned games, its learning to bend and not holding your ground that binds a family together

Storyline

• Artie and Diane Decker, the parents of controlling mother Alice Simmons, agree to take care of her three spirited children--Harper, Turner, and Barker--because they feel that they don't see them enough, when she and her husband Phil go on a business trip. But when everything goes downhill, they need to find a way to prove to Alice, Phil, and themselves that they can be great grandparents. Artie Decker, a sports commentator for the minor-league team Fresno Grizzlies, is fired for his old-school talk and lack of social media. He and his eager-to-please wife Diane agree to babysit their three grandchildren, Harper, Turner, and Barker, in Atlanta when their daughter Alice, and son-in-law Phil, go out of town for an entrepreneur exhibition. Problems arise as their parenting skills collide with Alice and Phil's helicopter parenting. After learning of the children's various problems, such as Harper's high-achievement syndrome, Turner's stuttering, and Barker's imaginary friend Carl, they try to make them their new best friends. Old-school grandfather Artie Decker, who is accustomed to calling the shots, meets his match when he and his eager-to-please wife Diane agree to babysit their three grandchildren, Harper, Turner, and Barker, when their type-A helicopter parents Alice and Phil go out of town for work. But when 21st century problems collide with Artie and Diane's old-school methods of tough rules, lots of love, and old-fashioned games, they realize that it's learning to bend and not holding your ground that binds a family together. — Twentieth Century Fox