Gramps Goes to College

Gramps Goes to College

Higher Education may have finally met its match.

2014 · 102 min · ★ 1.4 · Comedy, Drama

Ty Bounds, a workaholic as a computer programmer for 35 years, has retired. No longer forced to work for a living, he seeks how he can spend his time serving God. Following the lead of the Holy Spirit, he returns to college to wage war against secular humanism and to mentor a new generation in truth seeking.

Directed by Chip Rossetti · Written by Donald James Parker

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