Jackass: The Movie (2002)
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A compilation of stunts and pranks features the original cast of the MTV series in a 'naughtier' theatrical experience.
The story
Jackass: The Movie is a compilation of stunts, skits, and pranks featuring the original cast of the MTV television series. The film opens with a parody of a Hollywood production where the cast rides a giant shopping cart downhill amidst explosions. Following this introduction, the movie presents a series of various stunts and pranks, including public performances, dangerous physical feats, and gross-out humor. The film is intercut with on-set talking heads, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the performers as they engage in their signature brand of self-destructive comedy.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film begins with a parody of a Hollywood production where the cast rides a giant shopping cart downhill through explosions, featuring Johnny Knoxville's iconic intro. The movie then transitions into a series of stunts and pranks: Knoxville is knocked out in a golf cart; Steve-O snorts wasabi; Bam Margera plants an alligator in his mother's kitchen; Chris Pontius dances in a thong; Ryan Dunn fights a Japanese kickboxer; Ehren McGhehey eats a snow cone made of urine; Wee Man causes havoc in Japan; and Preston Lacy rips his pants on a rigged bench. A notable stunt involves Ryan Dunn having a toy car inserted into his anus for an x-ray. The film concludes with Knoxville being launched into a lake via catapult, followed by a 'Son of Jackass' skit set in the year 2063 where the cast appears in 'old man' costumes in exploding buildings, ending with Steve-O surviving to proclaim 'Yeah, dude!'.
- First release year
- 2002
- Runtime (minutes)
- 85
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Jeff Tremaine
- Writers
- Johnny Knoxville · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Johnny Knoxville; Bam Margera; Chris Pontius; Steve-O; Dave England; Ryan Dunn; Wee Man; Preston Lacy; Danger Ehren
- Genres
- reality; slapstick comedy
- Themes
- self-destruction; adrenaline; idiocy
- Tone and mood
- hilarious; provocative; disgusting; repulsive; grotesque
- Premise and plot tags
- reality film; stunts; pranks; gross-out humor
- Source material / true-story basis
- MTV television series Jackass
- Franchise connections
- Jackass
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics and is widely regarded as a 2000s cult phenomenon.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 49% · review count: 92; Metacritic · score: 42 · scale: 100 · review count: 14
- Production trivia
- The 'Butt X-Ray' stunt was originally planned to involve a cellphone instead of a toy car.; The film was the number one film at the United States box office when it opened.
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