Jimmy Pope

Jimmy Pope is a 2007 American road comedy-drama film directed and written by Simon Lindsey in his directorial debut and produced by Lindsey and Percy McGowan. Starring Robert Bristol and Jason Morkel, the film follows Jimmy Pope Sr. (Bristol), a widowed 60-year-old man who has nothing in common with his 19-year-old son Jimmy "Junior" Pope Jr. (Morkel) and decides to take Junior on a road trip as a bonding exercise of sorts before he heads off to college. The film explores the and various other themes.

Jimmy Pope originated from Tripping, a short film Lindsey made when he was at the in 2004 which had a similar premise. The film was noticed by independent filmmaker Percy McGowan, and after Lindsey graduated, the two teamed up to make a full-length feature film out of Tripping. The film entered development in August 2005, with McGowan's studio McGowan Pictures producing. It was shot on in  from September to October 2006.

The film premiered in on June 22, 2007. It was released nationwide by on June 28, 2007. It grossed $544.8 million internationally but received generally negative contemporary reviews. However, in the 2010s it became a, and it received positive reviews from critics for its writing, direction, cast, editing, and cinematography, and is generally considered one of the greatest independent films of all time.