Much of '' Bad Grandpa '' was filmed in Cleveland and Columbus , Ohio , as well as North Carolina . The first scene shot featured Irving enraging golfers on a Columbus course , where he was working as a groundskeeper . " At that point all of my hesitancy just washed away , " Knoxville said . " We got so much funny stuff that we knew we had something special . " Alterian , Inc. 's prosthetic Irving Zisman makeup took three and a half hours to apply to Knoxville every morning . Five hours were needed for scenes requiring Knoxville to remove his shirt . Jackson Nicoll was cast as Billy , Irving Zisman 's grandson . Knoxville cast Nicoll after working with him on the 2012 film '' Fun Size '' . " Jackson would just follow me on the set and verbally assault me while hitting me in the zipper , " Knoxville said . " I was just shaking my head thinking that this kid is a piece of work . He 's unbelievable . I think he was sent from heaven . " '' Jackass Presents : Bad Grandpa '' has received mixed reviews from critics . Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 61 % based on 109 reviews , with an average rating of 5.49 / 10 . The site 's consensus states : " Never quite as funny as it wants to be , '' Jackass Presents : Bad Grandpa '' still offers viewers the timeless pleasures of seeing an old man get his privates stuck in a vending machine . " Another review aggregator , Metacritic , which assigns a rating out of 100 top reviews from mainstream critics , calculated a score of 54 based on 29 reviews . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling at the 86th Academy Awards , but lost to the biographical drama '' Dallas Buyers Club ''
86th Academy Awards
86th Academy Awards
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa