While critics were often polarized by its extreme raunchiness, the film became a cult favorite for fans of unrated comedies and performed well at the box office, eventually becoming a staple on streaming platforms like Hulu and Rakuten TV .
Directed by Dan Mazer, known for his work with Sacha Baron Cohen on Borat , the film lean heavily into "shock humor" and provocative dialogue. Nonno scatenato
The film also features Zoey Deutch as Shadia, a love interest for Jason, and Aubrey Plaza as Lenore, a college student with a bizarre fixation on Dick. While critics were often polarized by its extreme
The story begins shortly after the funeral of Dick Kelly’s (De Niro) wife. Dick tricks his uptight grandson Jason (Efron), a lawyer just days away from marrying his controlling fiancée, into driving him to Florida. What Jason expects to be a sentimental journey turns into a chaotic spree of partying, fraternity house brawls, and drug-fueled escapades as Dick reveals his true intent: to live life to the fullest and break Jason out of his rigid, unhappy routine. The story begins shortly after the funeral of
Stepping far away from his dramatic roots in The Godfather or Taxi Driver , De Niro portrays a vulgar, "scatenato" (unleashed) grandfather who is determined to party.