Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Directed by Jeff Tremaine
- comedy
The story
86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.
What it’s like
Handheld, reportedly unscripted-feeling footage with a deliberately cheap, documentary-style look: flat daylight, ordinary strip malls, roadside diners and crowded public spaces framed the way a hidden camera would catch them, with a bright, saturated, slightly grainy digital texture. The sound is mostly rough ambient noise, real street chatter, car engines and crowd murmur, with a loose, cheerful pop-rock score cutting in for transitions. Pacing is brisk and episodic, built on escalating set-ups and quick cuts that let each public reaction breathe before the next prank lands. The register is crude, irreverent and openly juvenile, with a warm, slapstick mischief running under it. The intensity is high on profanity, bodily gags, nudity, and sexual and scatological humour, with frequent physical stunts that look painful, though it stays comic rather than gory. This suits a loud, laughing group night or a late-evening watch for anyone who wants pure, shameless absurdity and doesn't mind rude, shock-driven comedy. It is not gentle, and it is not for viewers who want restraint or sincerity.
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