Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel explained

Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel
Director:Elia Lyssy
Producer:Greg Iguchi
Kevin Harrison
Kemp Curley
Bruno Musso
Starring:Johnny Knoxville
Mat Hoffman
Travis Pastrana
Allan Cooke
Jeff "Harley" Schneider
Davin "Psycho" Halford
Scott Plamer
Trigger Gumm
Midget Mike
Cinematography:Matt Goodman
Editing:James Ronckovitz
Chad Freeman
Jeff Monty
David Stein
Kemp Curley
Studio:Dickhouse Productions
MTV Films
Distributor:Paramount Home Entertainment
Runtime:47 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel is a 2008 direct-to-DVD comedy film and the first Jackass Presents film in the Jackass franchise. It was released on May 27, 2008.[1] The film is a tribute to the stuntman Evel Knievel, who died on November 30, 2007, one year before the film's release. Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel was succeeded by .

Reception

A review stated that: "Along with a showing of sheer stupidity involving an airplane, a skydiver, and the significant lack of a parachute, the rest of this outing brings new meaning to the words 'daring', 'determination' and just plain 'dumb'."[2] Another review was more negative about the general production: "Unfortunately for the latest "Jackass" DVD release, Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel, that formula has been abandoned for a tedious, interview-heavy production that is more of a testament to the stunt performers' egos than a tribute to godfather Knievel."[3]

The Oklahoma Gazette noted that "The show culminates in Knoxville's accident in which a motorcycle lands on his crotch and tears his urethra.", a scene that also caught the attention of a review on Bmxultra.com[4] while a review on the website GameVortex states: 'While this DVD doesn't feel like your typical Jackass production (mainly the inclusion of actual professionals), it is full of stunts to pique any Jackass fan's interest and as a tribute to Knievel, it definitely follows in his footsteps, because as they say several times in this video, "You're never a failure at life as long as you try and get back up."'[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel – Plot Summary – Story Line – Full Synopsis . Fandango.com . January 21, 2014 . October 29, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200746/http://www.fandango.com/jackasspresents:mathoffmanstributetoevelknievel_v447921/plotsummary . dead .
  2. Web site: DVD Talk . May 10, 2023 . www.dvdtalk.com.
  3. Web site: Jackass Presents : Mat Hoffman's Tribute To Evel Knievel . May 10, 2023 . EDGE Media Network . en-us.
  4. Web site: Jackass presents: Mat Hoffman's tribute to Evel Knievel DVD review by bmxultra.com . May 10, 2023 . bmxultra.com.
  5. Web site: Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel . May 10, 2023 . www.gamevortex.com.