Evel knievels first jump on wide world of sport duration. The pokerstars shark cage season 2 episode 14 final table. Directed by daniel junge and produced by johnny knoxville. This highly conventional, intermittently engaging example of the entertainment documentary you. Jan 26, 2015 being evel is a pretty typical biographical documentary in format and execution, from the talking head interviews to the jazzy, scoredbyat. In a revamped format of the july 7th television event, hodges will discuss the crash and reveal exclusive crash footage, and support vicki golden who.
Performing his feats in a spangled outfit evoking liberace and elvis presley, knievel earned millions, especially from licensing, at a profound physical cost a. But few knew the incredible and often complex aspects of his epic life, which, like his jumps, was. The real story behind the myth of american icon robert evel knievel and his legacy. There are currently two videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Being evel producer johnny knoxville on why evel knievel was a living superhero video there was fear, but he suppressed it most of the time with wild turkey, the jackass. Being evel tells not just the incredible story behind the myth of 1970s american daredevil icon and pioneer for todays extreme sports scene robert evel knievel, but also the previously untold. Being evel dives into his past, what drove him to pursue one more jump, and everyone he touched along the way. Being evel a daring documentary the san diego union. Being evel 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Being evel is a documentary profiling americas most famous daredevils evel knievel and his rise to international fame. Now, a new feature film is going to explore the backstories behind the motorcycle daredevils work.
Being evel is also available with your streaming subscription to amazon prime video and hulu. Being evel tells not just the incredible story behind the myth of 1970s american daredevil icon and pioneer for todays extreme sports scene robert. Produced by and featuring jackass star johnny knoxville, and directed by academy awardwinning filmmaker daniel junge, being evel unravels the true story behind the man, the myth and the legend of the american stunt rider and iconic daredevil, robert evel knievel. While celebrating his accomplishments and his importance to the extreme sports community, the film also looks at his personal life, his many demons, and his defiance of authority that led him into. Being not as successful with this as he should be, he creates. It debuted at the 2015 sundance film festival in january. In some ways thats a cinematic daredevil act worthy of evel knievel himself, and.
Aug 19, 2015 being evel is a pretty typical biographical documentary in format and execution, from the talking head interviews to the jazzy, scoredbyat. Notoriously brash, bold, and daring, knievel stared death in the face from the seat of his motorcycle, but few know the largerthanlife story. Being evel 2015 filmmaker daniel junge examines the life, career and legacy of evel knievel, the young man from montana who stared death in the face to become a legendary daredevil. Being evel is screening at the 2015 bfi london film festival. Being evel 2015 watch on fubotv, starz, tubi, vudu, and. When you trace any of the extreme sports from the xgames back, almost all roads lead.
Pablo gets a surprising bit of news from ruby regarding the necronomicon. Johnny knoxville brings being evel to sundance deadline. Jun 01, 2018 and he has broken i guess more bones than anybody in history. Tubi has apps for roku, amazon fire, ios, and android. Being evel this film explores evel knievel, the motorbike madman who spent his daredevil career breaking bones, breaking records, and breaking laws. Being evel trailer 2015 evel knievel documentary movie hd official. Being evel producer johnny knoxville on why evel knievel.
It was produced by jackass star johnny knoxville, who is. Evel knievel vs hell angels as told by evel himself duration. This highly conventional, intermittently engaging example. An exercise in hero worship that doesnt shy away from its subjects least admirable traits, being evel attempts to deliver a complex portrait of a man who preferred to be seen as a selfstyled. Official selection for the 2015 all american high school film festival a short film by. Filmmaker daniel junge examines the life, career and legacy of evel knievel, the young man from montana who stared death in the face to become a legendary daredevil.
Being evel trailer 2015 evel knievel documentary movie hd official trailer 1. Being evel is a 2015 american documentary film about daredevil evel knievel, directed by. With ken berg, seth enslow, ray gunn, george hamilton. Knoxville attended his first sundance where being evel premiered in january. Being evel a generation of americans grew up worshipping selfstyled hero evel knievelwatching him every saturday on wide world of sports and buying his ideal toys. The point is that the phenomenon that was evel knieveland he was indeed a phenomdoesnt get much recognition in contemporary culture, despite the fact that, as interview subject and coproducer of the movie johnny knoxville notes early on, the guy kind of invented extreme sports. Evil dead ii also known in publicity materials as evil dead 2. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The rise of daemon and my two bobs, season four chronicles the full web takeover of super virus daemon and raises the question of what to do with two bobs. Despite being a couple years old, i stumbled upon a 2015 documentary titled being evel which got me excited to learn more about this man, this myth, this legend. Being evel is a pretty typical biographical documentary in format and execution, from the talking head interviews to the jazzy, scoredbyat. Wild and propulsive stuntman documentary being evel.
This season though, was smashed together with content from the 2014 and 2015 sturgis rallies. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Documentary being evel brings knievels deathdefying feats to the big screen, as well as going behind the myth to investigate the man himself in the process. Video archive for the film being evel, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2015. Being evel is an entertaining, wartsandall look at evel.
Aug 21, 2015 performing his feats in a spangled outfit evoking liberace and elvis presley, knievel earned millions, especially from licensing, at a profound physical cost a recordsetting number of broken bones. Season three sees battle lines being drawn between synthetic beings and regular humans, so its time to brush up on which characters are which. Being evel dives into the glory and tragedy of the worlds. I think that this season of the show was only the result of the worlds largest biker bar burning down a. The feature tells the remarkable story of the butte, montana, boy who went on to become the most famous daredevil on the planet. Ahead of his attempt to break the motorcycle distance jump record for evel live 2, axell hodges has been injured in a practice jump. Aug 20, 2015 being evel producer johnny knoxville on why evel knievel was a living superhero video there was fear, but he suppressed it most of the time with wild turkey, the jackass. In the history of sports, few names are more recognizable than that of evel knievel. Dead by dawn is a 1987 american comedy horror film directed by sam raimi, and a parody sequel to the 1981 horror film the evil dead. August 25, 2015 zac kurylyk 2 comments if you grew up in the 1970s, you most likely remember watching evel knievels stunt work.
For producersubject johnny knoxville and so many others, he was the ultimate antidote to the disenchantment of the 70s. Already interested in cars and motorcycles in his youth, bobby knievel fulfills his dream by becoming the owner of several car shops. Being evel is a must watch for knievel fans and an insightful if overly workmanlike event for us bystanders. Aug 21, 2015 the point is that the phenomenon that was evel knieveland he was indeed a phenomdoesnt get much recognition in contemporary culture, despite the fact that, as interview subject and coproducer of the movie johnny knoxville notes early on, the guy kind of invented extreme sports. Released in 2015 and directed by daniel junge, being evel is a documentary on the rise, glory and fall of the stuntman who started the sport of motorcycle jumping and was the catalyst to widespread daredevilry of the sort. The film documents his real life story until his death in 2007. Being evel was a sundanace 2015 nominee grand jury prize. I think that is because there was not going to be a 2015 series of full throttle. The film is still to have a general uk release announced, but was released across the. Ash, pablo and kelly get a message from ruby and head north to elk grove, michigan, where trouble and ashs dad await.
Being evel is a documentary film about robert evel knievel. High resolution official movie posters for being evel 2015 directed by daniel junge. Not known for subtlety, jackass impresario johnny knoxville is here in park city to debut being evel, the documentary he produced about the selfmade american legend evel knievel. Jan 23, 2015 video archive for the film being evel, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2015. Jun 12, 2015 being evel trailer 2015 evel knievel documentary movie hd official trailer 1. It was produced by jackass star johnny knoxville, who is one of the films main interviewees. A 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.
Evel knievel was born on october 17, 1938 in butte, montana, usa as robert craig knievel. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Rent being evel 2015 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Being evel is a 2015 american documentary film about daredevil evel knievel, directed by daniel junge.
Long after the man hung up his famous white leather jumpsuit and rode his harley into the sunset, his name is still synonymous with the deathdefying lifestyle he led. Aug 22, 2015 being evel this film explores evel knievel, the motorbike madman who spent his daredevil career breaking bones, breaking records, and breaking laws. He has been doing a round of promotion in the leadup to the titles release this weekend, including latenight shows. I think that this season of the show was only the result of the worlds largest biker bar burning down a couple months after the 2015 rally. Rent being evel 2015 starring robbie knievel and frank gifford on dvd and bluray. Written by raimi and scott spiegel, evil dead ii was produced by robert tapert and stars bruce campbell as ash williams, who vacations with his girlfriend to a remote cabin in the woods. Being evel dvd movie video at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Being evel examines the life of a notorious stuntman. What man of a certain age doesnt remember emulating evel s stunts with a toy motorbike or even on a push bike. Ash returns to battle the deadites in his hometown of elk grove, where hes forced to form an uneasy alliance with a former foe.