Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (also known as simply Bad Grandpa) is a 2013 American hidden camera comedy film directed by Jeff Tremaine and written by Tremaine, Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville. It is the second film to use the title "Jackass Presents" of the Jackass franchise. The film stars Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll and it was produced by MTV Films and Dickhouse Productions and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was released on October 25, 2013. Bad Grandpa has a loose narrative that connects the stunts and pranks together (in a manner reminiscent of Borat), as opposed to the three original Jackass films which did not have a story.
Plot
86-year-old Irving Zisman's celebration over the death of his wife, Ellie, is cut short when he gets stuck with his eight-year-old grandson, Billy, because his mother, Kimmie (Irving's daughter), violated her parole and consequently is going back to jail. Kimmie urges Irving to make sure Billy makes it to his father. Irving and Billy get on a video call with Billy's deadbeat dad, Chuck, who instructs Irving to take Billy down to Raleigh, North Carolina by 2:00 PM on Sunday.
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| author | Spike Jonze |
|---|---|
| director | Jeff Tremaine |
| editor | Matt Kosinski Matthew Probst Seth Casriel |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | abused child bad parenting beauty pageant belong black men dead body deadbeat dad disgust fart fish parent post office road trip speak spring steal strip strip club violate wedding reception |
| musicBy | Koool G Murder Sam Spiegel |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling |
| producer | Derek Freda Jeff Tremaine Johnny Knoxville Spike Jonze |
| productionCompany | Dickhouse Productions |
| publisher | Paramount Pictures |
| recordedAt | North Carolina |
| theme | black comedy road movie |