If you are young, you may wonder why i dont know how to spell evil. I am evel knievel features footage of evels greatest jumps, including the seminal snake river canyon and caesars palace jumps. But few knew the incredible and often complex aspects of his a. Evel knievel was born on october 17, 1938 in butte, montana, usa as robert craig knievel. Robbie knievel, son of the motorcycle daredevil evel knievel, became the first person to jump the grand canyon on a motorbike when he cleared a 60metre 200ft chasm to break his own distance record. Factbased account of the famous stuntman, from his early days to the nearfatal motorcycle jump at caesars palace. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Ninth circuit rejects claim to evel knievel rights.
A 1976 harleydavidson xl made especially for the 1977 hollywood movie, viva knievel, was passed in at the bonhams las vegas auction and a stratocycle from the same movie was passed in at a september auction where it was expected to fetch up. Being evel trailer 2015 evel knievel documentary movie hd official trailer 1. Evel knievel is an actiondrama with documentary parts. Appearing sunday night in las vegas on the history channels evel live, pastrana cleared 52 crushed cars in a 143foot 44meter jump and 16 greyhound buses in a 192foot 58meter jump. Evil knievel film a touch of evel knievel the evel one. The film ends with knievel performing a daredevil jump over a pit of fire, this time successfully. Evel knievel was an american daredevil who became an icon in the 1970s for his incredible motorcycle stunts. Brauns successful launch in an endeavor that nearly killed his idol, evel knievel, more than four decades. I am evel knievel is the untold story of this legendary figure who gave birth to the culture and the meaning of the word extreme. He was married to krystal kennedy knievel and linda knievel. The end jump is stopped in a freezeframe shot and a color matte, similar to that of the one that appears in the opening credits, appears over evel in midair.
The richest hill on earth had an attitude of its own. Additionally, knievel performed a series of new jumps at the ontario motor speedway for the production, including a spectacular record jump of 129 feet over 19 cars that was included in the film knievel held the record for jumping a harleydavidson motorcycle over 19 cars for 27 years, until broken by bubba blackwell in 1998. An entertaining film thats both a revealing profile of the man and a. For producersubject johnny knoxville and so many others, he was the ultimate antidote to the disenchantment of the 70. He died of pulmonary disease in clearwater, florida, in 2007, aged 69. Being evel is an entertaining, wartsandall look at evel. Being evel is a 2015 american documentary film about daredevil evel knievel, directed by daniel junge. Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of butte, montana.
Evel knievel played such a huge role in defining motorcycle culture that its now hard to separate the man from the myth. Being evel is an entertaining, wartsandall look at evel knievels life by bilge ebiri the new documentary being evel proves that you can valorize your subject even as. Come see the evel knievel museum at historic harley davidson in topeka kansas. Robert evel knievel was the product of montana and washington state, a roughedged con man and smalltime motorcycle salesman. At the time of production, the real evel knievel was hyping a jump over the canyon.
King whetted your appetite for films about deranged behavior, this featurelength movie about buttes famed son. He parlayed a boorish personality and flair for showmanship into a. Evel knievel is a 1971 motion picture starring george hamilton as motorcycle daredevil evel knievel. Academy awardwinning director daniel junge and producer johnny knoxville take a candid look at daredevil evel knievel, while reflecting on our voracious public appetite for heroes and spectacle. The film ends with knievel successfully completing the jump at the ontario motor speedway and riding off onto a dirt road which leads to the edge of the grand canyon.
It debuted at the 2015 sundance film festival in january. Being evel tells not just the incredible story behind the myth of 1970s. Evel knievel and stunt bike by paladone mint in mint bubble pack lot 1 ending today at 6. Being evel is a 2015 american documentary film about daredevil evel knievel, directed by. Vintage 1970s evel knievel stunt cycle set complete original box ideal toys. He is known for his work on the bionic woman 1976, viva knievel. The film documents his real life story until his death in 2007. Another difference is that being evel addresses knievels shortcomings directly and objectively, while the folks in i am evel knievel write off his brutal baseballbat assault as he had it coming. Rent evel knievel 2004 starring george eads and connor price on dvd and bluray. Meanwhile, famed stuntman evel knievel doesnt seem to have the same star power as mcqueen. In 1971, six years before viva, an evel knievel film called simply evel knievel was released. The story will revolve around evel knievels preparation for his snake river canyon jump, a stunt he initially.
Usa network has given the goahead to a new short series project entitled evel. With george hamilton, sue lyon, bert freed, rod cameron. Steve mcqueen sells, evel knievel doesnt motorbike writer. Usa network has ordered limited series evel, based on the story of largerthanlife 70s daredevil evel knievel, starring and executive produced by milo ventimiglia. Stuntman film honors knievel jump the berkshire eagle. Ideal, the company which according to this movie already made rubiks cubes in 1970, and had a giant unsolved one in a conference room. The film depicts knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump. With george eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen, matt gordon. The film depicts knievel reflecting on major events in his life, particularly his. And a man sells ideal on a competitor to barbie and g.
Evel knievels famous snake river canyon jump on september 8th, 1974, famous daredevil evel knievel climbed into a steampowered rocket and attempted to. Darren aronofsky revving evel knievel film deadline. The two documentaries are very good, and very similar. Evel knievel documentary being evel sells to gravitas ventures daniel junge wrote and directed the film, which counts johnny knoxville among its producers. Dwayne johnson backs stuntmans film honoring knievel jump. With ken berg, seth enslow, ray gunn, george hamilton. George hamilton may not have been the perfect actor to play evel knievel in this 1972 biopic, but it could have been worse. Robert evel knievel, but also the previously untold and very much darker tale of the. The men worked hard and played harder, their women worried and the common rule waswell, there werent really any rules, as long as you worked. It was produced by jackass star johnny knoxville, who is one of the films main interviewees. The film also showcases knievels rise from a small town rebel in butte, montana, to a cultural icon whose rise to superstardom was. The film, that starred george hamilton as knievel, reflects on major aspects of knievels life such as his relationship with his wife linda and the legendary jump at caesars palace. A generation of americans grew up worshipping selfstyled hero evel knievel watching him every saturday on wide world of sports and buying his ideal toys.
Brauns successful launch in an endeavor that nearly killed his idol, evel knievel, more than four decades earlier, serves as the backdrop for his new documentary titled stuntman. Two ohio men who claimed to have acquired intellectual property rights in the performances, autobiography, and artwork of motorcycle daredevil robert evel knievel didnt, the ninth u. Evel knievel october 17, 1938 november 30, 2007, born robert craig knievel, in the mining city of butte, montana on october 17, 1938. If you, like me, watched evel knievel crash into the snake river canyon on live tv, or tuned in to watch robbie knievel stick the landing at caesars palace, or ever woke up on christmas morning to a red, white and blue rv and a plastic ramp and a windup motorcycle, you can expect to spend this docs twohour running time entirely enthralled. But i have heard of evel knievel so you know he must be doing something right. The real story behind the myth of american icon robert evel knievel and his legacy.
Evel knievel official evel knievel website featuring. The story is a biography, with fictionalized events, of the famed motorcycle daredevil, who grew up in butte, montana. Evel knievel full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Since boyhood, orphan bobby evel knievel never could resist. Being evel producer johnny knoxville on why evel knievel was a living superhero. Las vegas ap daredevil travis pastrana has successfully replicated three of evel knievels motorcycle jumps. With more than 430 fractures evel knievels entry in the guinness book of world records is as the survivor of most bones broken in a lifetime. An american icon from his humble roots in the unlikely town of butte, mt, knievel rode his motorcycle and guts to an unparalleled level of worldwide. Being evel tv14 biography, documentaries, sports, action sports movie 2016 academy awardwinning filmmaker daniel junge and actorproducer johnny knoxville take a candid look at american daredevil and icon robert evel knievel, delivering thrills and spills. Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramptoramp motorcycle jumps knievel was inducted into the motorcycle hall of fame in 1999.
October 17, 1938 november 30, 2007, professionally known as evel knievel, was an american stunt performer and entertainer. He died on november 30, 2007 in clearwater, florida, usa. It is not very well shooted or edited, the acting is mostly bad, outside the main characters, george hamilton does an alright job, but kind of makes evel knievel look like a douchebag, sue lyon is just very charming in this movie. Rent evel knievel 2004 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
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