Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Direct
The real secret sauce, however, wasn't just the makeup—it was the chemistry between Knoxville and young , who played his grandson, Billy. The premise is simple: Irving has to drive Billy across the country to drop him off with his deadbeat dad after the boy's mother goes to prison.
At the center of this hurricane is , the 86-year-old alter ego of Johnny Knoxville. While Irving had popped up in sketches before, this film was his "Great American Road Trip." The transformation was no joke—lead makeup artist Stephen Prouty spent roughly 2 hours and 45 minutes every day turning Knoxville into a senior citizen. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The work was so convincing that it earned the film an for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. That’s right: the movie featuring a penis stuck in a vending machine shared a nomination category with high-brow cinema. The Dynamic Duo The real secret sauce, however, wasn't just the