Jackass The Movie [2003]

Action, Comedy

Johnny Knoxville	Himself
Steve-O	Steve-O
Henry Rollins
Tony Hawk
Spike Jonze
Bam Margera	Himself
Chris Pontius	Himself
Ryan Dunn	Himself
Jason Acuña	Himself
Preston Lacy	Himself
Dave England	Himself
Ehren McGhehey	Himself
Brandon Dicamillo	Himself

Director	Jeff Tremaine
Producer	Lori Ashcraft; Dimitry Elyashkevich
Writer	Jeff Tremaine; Spike Jonze

Warning from Paramount Home Entertainment (UK): The stunts in this movie were performed by professionals, so neither you nor your dumb buddies should attempt anything from this movie.

Some critics see the success of Jackass: The Movie as the last nail in the coffin of civilisation--and they're probably right. This compilation of pain-inflicting stunts and embarrassing pranks has no artistic merit whatsoever (which doesn't keep it from being freakishly entertaining). Among other things, Johnny Knoxville and his posse get beaten up by a female kick-boxing champion; shoot bottle rockets out of their rectums; run amok in Japan wearing giant panda bear costumes; swim with whale sharks while holding pounds of brine shrimp in their swimsuits; and get done up in realistic old age makeup so that they can race each other in motorized wheelchairs, among other goofs. It's a weird mixture of machismo and masochism, adolescent recklessness and frat-boy homoeroticism, and some day someone will write a doctoral thesis about how Jackass relates to our safety-obsessed society; in the meantime, just enjoy. --Bret Fetzer