Gramps

This movie is one of my favorites! I had taped it off of TV back in the 90s when it first came out. Then I had bought the DVD years later. It was awesome to see Andy Griffith step outside the box. John Ritter and Andy Griffith are both Legends, therefore this movie should be re-released so everyone can enjoy the work they did together. Top-notch Thriller, it wasn't underdone or overdone! It was just right! I don't want to give any spoilers, because I want you guys to check it out. Let's just say the estranged grandpa reconnects with his son and meets his grandson, and nobody, will stand in the way of them being a family!. YouTube just got the movie about two weeks ago. Amazon is trying to work out a publishing deal with the company so they can get it on their Prime.

Good movie with a GREAT acting job once again by Andy Griffith. Somewhat revisiting his dark side from A Face In The Crowd decades earlier, Andy plays good Gramps/bad Gramps perfectly. A reconnecting Grampa with murderous intent. It would be a shame if viewers couldn't enjoy this portrayal due to wanting him to always be Andy Taylor or Matlock. John Ritter is good as usual too, but Ange steals this movie outright! With a little more production work this could've worked in theaters. If looking for it on DVD, I think it's listed under another name, "Relative Fear". Incidentally, another more recent departure for him is a movie called "Play The Game". There's quite a bit of sexual content, but very cute with a clever ending.

Incredible! This proves what an awesome actor Griffith really is! I have always appreciated 'Andy Griffith' and 'Matlock', but when I saw 'Gramps,' I fell in love with him! I have been very disappointed to never have been able to find this movie anywhere since it's first showing and I think it a real shame. Nobody ever gets to see how awesome Andy really is as an actor because we never see anything but 'Andy Griffith' and 'Matlock.' It is wonderful to see another side of an actor than we normally see. Are we so afraid to change our image of him that we can't allow for versatility? Thumbs up to Mr. Griffith for being brave enough to do something different!

At the funeral of the mother of Clarke MacGruder (John Ritter) his father Jack (Andy Griffith) shows up after years of neglect. He meets his daughter-in-law Betsy (Mary-Margaret Humes) and his grandson Matthew (Casey Wurzbach). Jack is trying to get back into the life of his son and grow a real bond with his grandson. Griffith is wonderful bringing that some folksiness that he brought to us in THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW and MATLOCK. But, there are some other ingredients as well. Such as extreme rage and hatred. Things are not what they seem with old Jacky.

Good just to see Griffith in a role I had never seen him in before. There are a few new facial expressions for Griffith to go along with essentially a new type of character for me to go along with his other characters. I did see this TV movie under the title RELATIVE FEAR.

Slightly predictable in parts, but still well above average, this film indicates how effective Andy Griffith's folksiness can be in lubricious/sinister mode. Even for the most blase viewer there are several frights in store. Incidentally, filmographers should note that this has been periodically screened on TV under the alternative name RELATIVE FEAR (not to be confused with the eponymous Canadian 1994 thriller).