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In the history of sports, few names are more recognizable than that of Evel Knievel. 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 death-defying lifestyle he led. Notoriously brash, bold, and daring, Knievel stared death in the face from the seat of his motorcycle, but few know the larger-than-life story of the boy from Butte, Montana.
After an adolescence riddled with petty thievery and general rabble-rousing, Knievel set his sights on superstardom, a feat he achieved when televisions around the world aired the startling crash footage of his 1967 attempt to jump the fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The jump was spectacular, but the failed landing that sent him skidding like a ragdoll across the asphalt was the main attraction. Throughout the 1970s, his legacy as King of the Daredevils spawned action figures, movies, and a generation of kids who wanted to be just like Evel.
Featuring insights from current action sports superstars who were inspired by Evel’s iconic career, and produced by Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Junge immerses audiences in a life story so incredible that you'd swear it was a tall tale.
Original Release
01/23/2015
US Release
01/23/2015
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ken Berg | Self |
Seth Enslow | Self |
Ray Gunn | Self |
George Hamilton | Self |
Mat Hoffman | Self |
Evel Knievel | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Kelly Knievel | Self |
Linda Knievel | Self |
Johnny Knoxville | Self |
Mark Lisac | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ken Berg | Self |
Seth Enslow | Self |
Ray Gunn | Self |
George Hamilton | Self |
Mat Hoffman | Self |
Evel Knievel | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Kelly Knievel | Self |
Linda Knievel | Self |
Johnny Knoxville | Self |
Mark Lisac | Self |
Lathan McKay | Self |
Travis Pastrana | Self |
Sheldon Saltman | Self |
Tony Hawk | Self |
Robbie Knievel | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George Hamilton | Executive Producer |
Kelly Knievel | Executive Producer |
Dirk Hoogstra | Executive Producer |
Robert Lewis | Executive Producer |
Molly Thompson | Executive Producer |
Susan Werbe | Executive Producer |
Mat Hoffman | Producer |
Johnny Knoxville | Producer |
Lathan McKay | Producer |
Daniel Junge | Producer |
Davis Coombe | Producer |
Mitch Dickman | Producer |
Susan Johnson | Producer |
Tim Kaminski | Producer |
Brendan Kiernan | Producer |
Chelsea Matter | Producer |
Justin Moore-Lewy | Producer |
Andrew Oppenheimer | Producer |
Alissa Rey | Producer |
Jeff Tremaine | Producer |
Shanna Zablow Newton | Producer |