Dirty Grandpa (2016) on Netflix
Jason Kelly is a week from marrying Meredith, his controlling fiancée, when his grandmother dies. His grandfather, Dick, needs a driver to Florida, and Jason agrees to take him.
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Plot summary
Jason Kelly works as a corporate lawyer at the Atlanta firm his father, David, runs. His grandmother has died, and at the funeral his grandfather, Dick, a former Army lieutenant colonel, asks for a ride to Florida because his own driver's license is suspended. Jason is due to marry Meredith, his controlling fiancée, in a week and promises to be back for the rehearsal dinner, but he goes anyway. At a diner the two run into Shadia, whom Jason knew in a photography class, and her friends Lenore and Bradley. Dick introduces himself as a university professor and Jason as a photographer for Time. He steers the trip toward the spring break crowds at Daytona Beach, where he hopes to sleep with Lenore.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dirty Grandpa (2016)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Prior to De Niro's casting in the starring role, both Jeff Bridges and Michael Douglas were considered for the part of the grandfather.
- At the 37th Golden Raspberry Awards the film received five nominations, for Worst Picture, Worst Actor for De Niro, Worst Supporting Actress for Julianne Hough and Aubrey Plaza, and Worst Screenplay, but did not win in any category.
- Lionsgate released the film's first poster and trailer on October 29, 2015, and the poster was a parody of the poster for Mike Nichols' 1967 film The Graduate.
- The film's script was featured in the 2011 edition of the Black List, an annual listing of well received but unproduced scripts in circulation.
