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Jackass: The Movie

"Do not attempt this at home."

2002 1h 25m EN
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★6.3TMDB · 1,832🥫49%Rotten Tomatoes●42Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 105,285
ActionComedyDocumentary
Synopsis
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Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.

“Do not attempt this at home.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Jeff Tremaine
Writers
Bam Margera, Steve-O, Preston Lacy
Languages
English, Japanese, Spanish
Countries
United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Grossed $64M — a 12.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Japanese, Spanish.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Jackass Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Tremaine, shot by Dimitry Elyashkevich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Liz Ewart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera and Steve-O carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeff Tremaine directs. Dimitry Elyashkevich behind the camera. Liz Ewart cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 2Grossed $64M — a 12.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
  • 3Released 24 years ago.
  • 4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Japanese, Spanish.
  • 5Part of the "Jackass Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 6Directed by Jeff Tremaine, shot by Dimitry Elyashkevich. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 7Editor Liz Ewart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 8Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera and Steve-O carry the top of the cast.
  • 9Marketing tagline: "Do not attempt this at home.".
  • 10IMDB entry: tt0322802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 11Classified under 10 themes, including "pain", "idiot", "disgust", "stunt".
  • 12Released under 32 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography
Dimitry Elyashkevich
Editing
Liz Ewart
Makeup / hair
Bill Corso
Stunt coordinator
Dan Bradley
Runtime
85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical)
1.37:1 (Academy)
Status
Released
Budget
$5,000,000
Box office
$64,282,312
Return
1286% of budget
Original language
EN
Certification (US)
R
Rotten Tomatoes
49% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic
42/100
IMDB rating
6.6/10 · 105,285 votes
MPAA
R

Awards

1 win & 7 nominations total

Part of

Jackass Collection

The Jackass movies feature people performing various dangerous, crude, ridiculous, and self-injuring stunts and pranks.

Also by

Jeff Tremaine

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Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

  • LY

    Lynch Siderow Productions

  • DI

    Dickhouse Productions

    US

  • Paramount Pictures

    Paramount Pictures

    US

  • MTV Films

    MTV Films

    US

Key crew

  • ProducerJohnny Knoxville
  • ProducerJeff Tremaine
  • ProducerSpike Jonze
  • Executive ProducerJohn Miller
  • EditorLiz Ewart
  • EditorMark Hansen
  • EditorKristine Young Gaffney
  • Stunt CoordinatorDan Bradley
  • Executive ProducerTrip Taylor
  • Co-Executive ProducerMichelle Klepper
  • Co-Executive ProducerJessica Swirnoff
  • Co-ProducerSean Cliver
  • Co-ProducerDimitry Elyashkevich
  • MusicSam Spiegel
  • Production CoordinatorJason Corgan Brown
  • Utility StuntsDarrin Prescott
  • Stunt CoordinatorGrady Allen Bishop
  • Makeup ArtistBill Corso
  • Camera OperatorKnate Gwaltney
  • Executive ProducerDavid Gale
  • Second Unit Director of PhotographyLance Acord
  • Makeup Effects DesignerTony Gardner

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • pain
  • idiot
  • disgust
  • stunt
  • music video
  • stuntman
  • stupidity
  • prank
  • shocking
  • based on tv series

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2002-10-21R· Los Angeles, California
  • Theatrical2002-10-25R
  • Physical2003-03-25R· Special Edition Video & DVD

Also known as

International titles

  • Jackass - The MovieUS
  • Jackass: Le filmFR
  • JackassUS
  • Jackass 1CA
  • Jackass - A filmHU
  • Jackass 1: The MovieUS
  • Jackass 1.0: The MovieUS
  • Jackass The Movie - URAU
  • ПридуркиUA
  • Jackass - Il FilmIT
  • Jackass: La películaAR
  • Jackass: Der FilmAT
  • Jackass: Cara-de-Pau - O FilmeBR
  • Jackass: КретенитеBG
  • Jackass: Le filmCA

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