Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramptoramp motorcycle jumps knievel was inducted into the motorcycle hall of fame in 1999. Born robert craig knievel, this wild, young man from the rough mining town of butte, montana dreamed of becoming rich and famous. Hes determined to leave the mining town butte, willing to try any job or scam. Robert craig knievel professionally known as evel knievel, was an american stunt performer. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Daredevil motorcycle rider evel knievel stars as himself in this fictional story. Being evel 1 hours and 39 minutes movie 2015 the real story behind the myth of american icon robert evel knievel and his legacy.
He also misses his dead dad, whom he thinks was evel knievels backup. Daredevil evel knievel and his son and fellow daredevil robbie knievel embrace at the top of the landing ramp prior to robbies successful 180ft jump during the fifth annual evel knievel days in butte, mont. I am evel knievel features footage of evels greatest jumps, including the seminal snake river canyon and caesars palace jumps. Factbased account of the famous stuntman, from his early days to the nearfatal motorcycle jump at caesars palace. Slowly he makes a name for himself using his gift with motorbikes as an original. George hamilton may not have been the perfect actor to play evel knievel in this 1972 biopic, but it could have been worse.
Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of butte, montana. If tiger king whetted your appetite for films about deranged behavior, this featurelength movie about buttes famed son evel knievel is. As a child of the 70s and growing up watching evel knievel on wide world of sports i have watched every documentary on evel knievel available. He was married to krystal kennedy knievel and linda knievel. This lp is not the usual evel knievel lp you find on internet searches, which is mostly recorded dialog. Evel knievel plays himself in a story about crooks who plan to have the daredevil killed during a motorcycle jump in mexico so they can use his trucks to smuggle drugs into the united states. Evel knievel the man, the myth, the legend is back with this nostalgic gem. He died of pulmonary disease in clearwater, florida, in 2007, aged 69. Brauns successful launch in an endeavor that nearly killed his idol, evel knievel, more than four decades earlier, serves as the backdrop for his new documentary titled stuntman.
Lathan mckay born january 10, 1978 is an american historian, producer, entrepreneur, actor and cofounder of the evel knievel museum. Count me as one of those 70s kids who grew up worshiping evel knievel. In this file photo, the legend continued saturday evening, july 23, as jesse mccloud, grandson of evel knievel, made a jump over two 1964 chevy pickup trucks in uptown butte as a tribute. Evel knievel was everywhere in the 70s, from your television set to kids lunch boxes. A man who ultimately attained a reputation as the most accomplished stunt motorcycle rider of the late 20th century, evel knievel was born robert craig knievel in butte, mt, in 1938. The original 1970s version of the superpowerful evel knievel stunt cycle is coming back into production. Upon discovering this movie it was 5 or 6 years old by the time i saw it was a madefortv movie on tnt or some other station, the production limitations are obvious, and i. There have been two produced evel knievel movies to date, the 1971 feature starring george hamilton and the 2004 tnt tv movie headlined by. Evel knievel 19382007 was a stunt performer evel knievel may also refer to. I am evel knievel 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. That now resides at the official evel knievel museum alongside historic harley davidson. But few knew the incredible and often complex aspects of his a generation of americans grew up. It is based on the story of largerthanlife 70s daredevil evel knievel as he prepares for his greatest deathdefying feat, the historic snake river canyon jump.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing evel knievel near you. The harddrinking, wheeling and dealing outlaw motorcycle stuntman from the wild lands of butte montana was americas premier extreme sportsman long before the term extreme sports was ever uttered. Based on the technology or filming practices of the early 70s, this is an average type of film. I am evel knievel is the untold story of this legendary figure who gave birth to the culture and the meaning of the word extreme. Fueled by the memory of the late daredevil evel knievel, hollywood stuntman.
Publication date 1971 usage attributionshare alike 3. Evel knievel cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. The real story behind the myth of american icon robert evel knievel and his legacy. Evel knievel plays himself in a story about crooks who plan to have the daredevil killed during a motorcycle jump in mexico so they can use his trucks to. Robert knievel was a young man with a wild streak and a love for motorcycles who found a way to make the most of both when he got a motorcycle and learned to do tricks with it. Since boyhood, orphan bobby evel knievel never could resist. Reviewed in the united states on september 18, 2015. An american icon from his humble roots in the unlikely town of butte, mt, knievel rode his motorcycle and guts to an unparalleled level of worldwide. The film opens with knievel sneaking into an orphanage late at. Alpha video or some other reputable video company needs to vastly improve both the sound and picture quality of this classic movie.
The film also showcases knievel s rise from a small town rebel. Evel knievel was born on october 17, 1938 in butte, montana, usa as robert craig knievel. 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. The 19car jump was filmed for the movie evel knievel. After years of struggle, bobbies alter ego evel knievel became the worlds most famous daredevil. With george hamilton, sue lyon, bert freed, rod cameron. This is ten original songs written and recorded about evel with his permission, featuring obscure but topnotch country music players and singers. Not an offensive movie, nor painful to watch, but i am more convinced after this movie that a quality movie about the legendary figure of evel knievel has yet to be made. For producersubject johnny knoxville and so many others, he was the ultimate antidote to the disenchantment of the 70. With michael chernus, sarah gadon, david krumholtz, milo ventimiglia. 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. Academy awardwinning director daniel junge and producer johnny knoxville take a candid look at daredevil evel knievel, while reflecting on our voracious. Evel knievel by john badham george eads, jaime pressly. You can relive and enjoy one of the greatest toys in history.
Hollywood stuntman to attempt evel knievels snake river. Evel knievel official evel knievel website featuring. Milo ventimiglia to star in evel knievel limited series. As a former professional skateboarder, he has amassed the largest collection of evel knievel memorabilia in the world. With george eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen, matt gordon. Being evel 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. George hamilton played the stunt rider in a 1971 film also called evel knievel, while evel knievel played himself in the movie viva knievel. I always liked the dry comedy of this comical movie of the great evel knievel and the actors appearing in this movie. Brauns jump took place on september 16, 2016, and was completed successfully. If you were a boy in america in the 70s, youll want to check this out.
In this july 2016 photo provided by weiward, eddie braun poses for a photo at a storage facility in chatsworth, calif. This was the second feature film about knievel s life. Evel knievel 1971 movie this is the best quality version of the movie that i have seen. With ken berg, seth enslow, ray gunn, george hamilton. Evel knievel, a television film directed by john badham. I had the pleasure of meeting and speaking with evel during robbie knievel s jump at ceasars palace in 1989. October 17, 1938 november 30, 2007, professionally known as evel knievel, was an american stunt performer and entertainer. George eads stars as knievel, while jaime pressly plays his wife linda and beau bridges costars as her father.
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