Evel Knievel (2004)

Directors

John Badham

Cast

George Eads, Jaime Pressly

The story

The film begins with Evel Knievel preparing to jump the fountains at Caesars Palace in front of a large audience. A flashback to Butte, Montana in 1950, 12-year-old Bobby Knievel steals some hubcaps and then escapes on his bicycle before being caught and arrested. In 1958, while working for the Anaconda Mining Company, he observes the lung damage affecting the older miners and resolves to make a living performing motorcycle stunts instead.

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