Synopsis
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
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Cast
- Johnny KnoxvilleIrving Zisman
- Jackson NicollBilly Zisman-Muskie
- Georgina CatesKimmie Zisman
- Catherine KeenerEllie Zisman
- Spike JonzeGloria
- Kamber HejlikDoctor
- Grasie MercedesHostess
- Jack PolickFuneral Worker
- GregorioChuck Muskie
- Jill KillingtonPageant Reporter
Recommendations
- 83
Portland Oregonian
Sometimes it's a delicate comedy-drama with Oscar-worthy performances and touches of "A Streetcar Named Desire." And sometimes it's a foul-mouthed "Candid Camera" full of poop jokes and starring Johnny Knoxville in old-man makeup. - 70
Variety
Even at its low ebb, the movie effuses an infectious, mischief-making joy. - 67
The A.V. Club
No one will ever mistake the Jackass franchise for good cinema, but it never aspired to that. It was always about allowing the gleeful anarchy of the TV series to escape the constraints of television — to be more outrageous, gross, and profane than the FCC would ever allow. - 60
Empire
True to the Jackass formula, some gags come off better than others, but there's some doozies in its midst. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Some of these gags are hilarious. - 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
As Jackass japes go, though, Bad Grandpa was better in concept and in its short, punchy TV commercials than it is as a feature. - 50
Austin Chronicle
An almost sweet sensibility emerges by the end of Bad Grandpa. Young Jackson Nicholl is a real find: The kid can really hold his own against Knoxville’s master pranker. - 50
Village Voice
By Jackass standards, Bad Grandpa is benign—it’s neither as fun nor as thrilling as watching Knoxville play tetherball with a beehive.
