After a long search, lawyer Clarke MacGruder finally locates his long lost father Jack. At first, everything seems fine with his new extended family, until the two set off on a hunting trip, where Jack starts showing a rather violent streak to his nature.
Acting
Andy Griffith's terrifying against-type turn
Direction
Bradford May's slow-burn suburban dread
Writing
Cheesy dialogue that somehow lands
Director
Bradford May
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1995 was peak 'wholesome TV icon goes dark' era—Griffith joined Dick Van Dyke and others in destroying their own legacies for cable thriller paychecks.
John Ritter reportedly took this role specifically to work with Griffith, then spent the shoot visibly unsettled by how easily America's grandpa accessed menace.
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