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Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel

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Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel
DVD cover
Directed byElia Lyssy
Produced byGreg Iguchi
Kevin Harrison
Kemp Curley
Bruno Musso
StarringJohnny Knoxville
Mat Hoffman
Travis Pastrana
Allan Cooke
Jeff "Harley" Schneider
Davin "Psycho" Halford
Scott Plamer
Trigger Gumm
Midget Mike
CinematographyMatt Goodman
Edited byJames Ronckovitz
Chad Freeman
Jeff Monty
David Stein
Kemp Curley
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Home Entertainment
Release date
  • May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27)
Running time
47 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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 Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa.

Reception

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel – Plot Summary – Story Line – Full Synopsis". Fandango.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "DVD Talk". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Jackass Presents : Mat Hoffman's Tribute To Evel Knievel". EDGE Media Network. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jackass presents: Mat Hoffman's tribute to Evel Knievel DVD review by bmxultra.com". bmxultra.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "Jackass Presents: Mat Hoffman's Tribute to Evel Knievel". www.gamevortex.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
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