Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Due For October Release
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We've had Teachers, Lieutenants and even Santa. Now it's Grandpa's turn to be Bad. In what must surely be the surprise spin-off of the year, this October will see Irving Zisman shuffling his way across cinemas on both sides of the pond. You know...Irving Zisman? Old, grumpy, often seen with his plums falling out of his shorts? Anyone familiar with MTV's stunts-and-stupidity show Jackass will know that Zisman is the 86-year-old alter ego of Johnny Knoxville, who disguises himself under 'dirty old man' prosthetics before engaging in some very inappropriate behaviour. When discussing the possibilities for a fourth Jackass movie, writers Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze considered there to be enough mileage in the offensive octogenarian to fill out a feature-length film. Whether or not you agree depends on your tolerance for OAPs going OTT and if you prefer to watch your comedy through the gaps between your fingers. The plot may be paper-thin - Zisman and his young grandson Billy (Jackson Nicoll) embark on a cross-country trip across America- but, in true Jackass style, the film revels in provoking the public through a combination of hidden cameras and elaborate pranks. Sounds a lot like Borat, don't you think? Just as Sacha Baron Cohen's clueless Kazakhstani could hide all manner of cruelty behind his excuse of being a foreigner, so too can Knoxville challenge America's attitudes towards the elderly- while, of course, pushing the limits of decency in the process. After all, who would be heartless enough to hit an old man?