FamilyYear2018Duration1h 12mIMDb6.4

Grandpa's Great Escape

Family

Jack (Kit Connor) decides to help his Grandpa (Sir Tom Courtenay), a World War II flying ace, who now suffers from Alzheimer's disease, escape from an old folks' home run by Miss Dandy (Jennifer Saunders), who has ulterior motives.

Trailer

Cast

Elliot Hegarty

Director

Tom Courtenay

Grandpa

David Walliams

Barry

Kit Connor

Jack

Samantha Spiro

Patricia

Rafe Spall

Adult Jack

Alice Nokes

Shelley

Frankie Fox

Dazza

Jennifer Saunders

Miss Dandy

Ricky Champ

Gravedigger Butch

Samson Kayo

Gravedigger Vince

Harish Patel

Raj

Katy Brand

Miss Verity

Ed Kear

Security Guard

Ralph Riach

Mr. Willkins

Ruth McGhie

Mrs. Ray

Michele Dotrice

Miss Trifle

LS

Louis Spaine

School Children

CD

Camille Dykstra

School Children

KC

Kevin Cecil

Writer

David Walliams

Writer

Comments

10 Comments

user651960May 29, 2023

source: Grandpa's Great Escape

NichadiaNov 22, 2022

I like the book because it was fun. I thought it would be easy to act out the book but they just changed it for the film. However still liked it. (7 years old)

mz_girl😘Nov 22, 2022

Adult Jack recounts the 1980's and his former Spitfire pilot Grandpa (Tom Courtenay) who is growing increasingly delusional. Young Jack (Kit Connor) tries to help despite its difficulties. The rest of the family is more concerned with their own lives. After an incident, Grandpa is sent to an aged home run by ruthless Miss Dandy (Jennifer Saunders). Jack and Grandpa lead an escape from the retirement POW camp. It's a British family film. I laughed once. It's inoffensive. It's mostly fine with some cute moments. Grandpa and Jack are a good match although not the most charismatic. There are worst things on the tele.

MikiyasNov 22, 2022

David Walliam's children's story Grandpa's Great Escape is probably more Dahl like. A real flight of fancy as Grandpa was a heroic Spitfire pilot during the Battle of Britain. Now in the 1980s he is suffering from Alzheimer's and his family are struggling to care for him. His grandson Jack fights for him to stay with them but Grandpa is sent to Twilight Towers. The nursing home is run like Colditz by the formidable Miss Dandy who also wants a passport and the latest will for identification purposes. Being set in the 1980s allows for nostalgia of New Romantic tunes as Jack's sister swoons for Duran Duran. It is a sweet but silly comedy drama that only soars when Grandpa organises his escape. I think in the 1980s there were several nursing homes not far removed from Twilight Towers that kept their inmates drugged up.

_M_T_P_80Nov 22, 2022

As a healthcare provider I cringe from the state of the care home but I understand it's only a film 😬 Otherwise its brilliant.

user2568319585609Nov 22, 2022

I'm not a Walliams fan but stumbled across this. Omg it is so good!! My grandad was a pilot in ww1 and I never got to meet him so it felt very close to home. It's verging on Roald Dahl. Love all the characters! Well done Walliams!!

yonibalcha27Nov 22, 2022

It's a lot like Children's Film Foundation made for Saturday morning cinemas in the 70s. That's not a bad thing because its core story is good, but David Walliams is just sinister. Tom Courtenay tries valiantly but deserves better.

Luce Oleg’sNov 22, 2022

I found this film so difficult to review. As a story it's emotional and does capture the viewers attention. This a basically a story of family connections. Yet the way dementia is shown is for me at least extremely disrespectful. Gives the sense that it's game which this illness is not. Left me with a very uncomfortable feeling.

Faith_nketsiNov 22, 2022

After watching this movie I felt so shocked. Brace yourself.

Ayaan ShukriNov 22, 2022

Obviously Walliams has never been in a real Care Home.. Alzheimer's is not a laughing matter.

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