Grandpa and Billy
1982-01-01 · 30 min · Not rated
Upon learning that his daughter and son-in-law are thinking of putting him in a nursing home, Grandpa coerces his ten-year-old grandson into running away with him, their ultimate goal being Carnegie Hall in New York City
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- Directors
- Richard Friedlander
- Production companies
- New York University (NYU), Tisch School of the Arts (NYU), Alvimar Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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