Synopsis
When "Jackass The Movie" was released in 2002, people were outraged. Critics called it "a new low", "a plunge into depravity", "a sad commentary on our degenerating culture", and "a disgusting, repulsive, grotesque spectacle". Unfortunately for them, here comes "Jackass Number Two". Simultaneously raising the stakes and lowering the bar, "Jackass Number Two" unleashes the cast and crew as they get even uglier around the globe. You'll fall out of your seat laughing as the boys from "Jackass Number Two" introduce a whole lot of new daring segments including: Glove In The Wall; Air Bag Doorbell; The 91 Year Old Slut; The Rocket Ride; Crossing The Channel; Snake in The Snake Tank; Attack Of The Anocondas; Disappearing 'Wee Man' and many more. Paramount Pictures and MTV Films Present a Dickhouse production in association with Lynch Siderow Productions.
What The Critics Say
"The laughs here are so big - I’m talking doubled-over, fall-out-of-your-seat big - that they are meant to be shared in a theatre full of similarly helpless viewers."
Brett Buckalew FILMSTEW.COM
"The screams of laughter come fast and furious in this frat boy's fever dream of a circus sideshow."
Michael Rechtshaffen HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"As awesome as it is stupid (and that's pretty awesome) Jackass Number Two is an idiot's delight. Simple, unadulterated sub-mental joy."
Sean Burns PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY
"Debased, infantile and reckless in the extreme, this compendium of body bravado and malfunction makes for some of the most fearless, liberated and cathartic comedy in modern movies."
Nathan Lee NEW YORK TIMES
"I laughed more in the first fifteen minutes than I have in the entirety of any 90-minute comedy this year. At the risk of sounding like a sicko, I liked this depraved movie a lot."
Mike McGranaghan AISLE SEAT
"Some will call this movie a symptom of cultural decay, but if it is, who the hell wants to be cultured?"
Luke Y Thompson E! ONLINE
"You've got to give it to the Jackass crew: their commitment to their crass craft is awe-inspiring."
Nick Schager SLANT MAGAZINE
"A masterpiece."
Fred Topel CAN MAGAZINE
"Flat-out the funniest film ever made."
Jon Popick PLANET SICK-BOY
"You'll laugh 'til you puke, if you don't puke first."
Pete Vonder Haar FILM THREAT
"Just like the Lord of the Rings, I can’t wait for the third part of this trilogy."
Richard Roeper EBERT & ROEPER
"The screams of laughter come fast and furious in this frat boy's fever dream of a circus sideshow."
Michael Rechtshaffen HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Meet Johnny Knoxville
At the age of 18, Johnny Knoxville (born Philip John Clapp on March 11th 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee) moved his hillbilly ass out to California from his native Tennessee to pursue a career in acting. He supported himself by appearing in commercials and freelance writing jobs for such magazines as Blunt, Bikini, and skateboarding magazine Big Brother (whose colorful cast of contributors also included Chris Pontius, Steve-O, and Dave England). On May 15th 1995 he married Melanie Lynn Cates. In 1996 their daughter Madison was born. In 1998, Knoxville teamed up with Jeff Tremaine of Big Brother, and the two went on to create and produce the cultural blight forever known as "Jackass". From the notoriety and success of the MTV series "Jackass" and feature film of the same name, Knoxville finally graduated to a series of big screen roles the most recent of which was "The Ringer". Despite becoming a big-time Hollywood movie star, Knoxville never lost his taste for the ridiculous and frequently tagged along with Chris Pontius and Steve-O on the MTV show "Wildboyz", as they traveled to the furthest stretches of the globe to make merry and act ugly. Ultimately, the reckless enthusiasm displayed by Knoxville on one such "Wildboyz" excursion to Russia was the catalyst for making a sequel to the first "Jackass" film. Despite the production teams pleas for people not to emulate their highly controversial and at times very dangerous stunts, we are all by now aware that there have be a few total fuckwits who failed to take notice of the warning which accompanies the films. "WARNING: The stunts in this movie were performed by professionals, so neither you or your dumb little buddies should attempt anything from this movie." Johnny Knoxville has appeared in films with Hollywood stars including Dwayne Douglas 'The Rock' Johnson ("Walk Tall"); Harry Connick Jr (Life Without Dick"); Tommy Lee Jones & Will Smith ("Men In Black II"); Heath Ledger ("Lords of Dogtown"); Seann William Scott ("Dukes Of Hazzard") and, Brian Cox ("The Ringer"). Knoxville will next appear with Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke and Rosario Dawson in the thriller "Killshot" directed by John Madden. Madden directed Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins & Jake Gyllenhaal in "Proof"; Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt & Christian Bale in "Captain Corelli's Mandolin"; Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson, Judi Dench in "Shakespeare in Love'; and Dame Judi Dench and Billy Connolly in "Mrs Brown".
The Guys From Jackass
Bam Margera first broke onto the national scene as a 13 year ld pro skateboarder known for his creative street-style and wild antics. As a teenager he created the CKY video series, which featured skating, pranks, and stunts, all filmed in his hometown of West Chester, Pennsylvania. The combination of Bam’s unique on-screen personality and the tremendous grassroots success of the CKY video series helped cement the popularity for the MTV show "Jackass" and subsequent film. Bam also co-owns the music label Casual Madness with music mogul and network talk show host Carson Daly.
Steve-O. After graduating from high school in England, a year at University of Miami taught Steve-O that he wasn’t cut out for college life and he soon dropped out to try making it as a stuntman. Despite assembling volumes of stunt footage on his own, a career didn’t seem to be materializing anytime soon, so he decided to enroll in the Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Clown College to bring a sense of legitimacy to his idiotic home video footage. He sent his self-produced videos to anyone he thought might watch them, and when one of these tapes found its way into the hands of Jeff Tremaine, a light began to flicker at the end of the tunnel. With an inch of opportunity finally at his hands, Steve-O wrote himself a mile of work to do for "Jackass" and secured a top spot on the cast after successfully regurgitating a live goldfish.
Chris Pontious. A modern day romantic barbarian at heart, Pontius wandered the world back in the early ‘90s with only a guitar, skateboard, and backpack in tow, the spirited and dirty tales from which he’d often document in a little spiral-bound notebook. These ridiculous accounts often found there way into the subversive pages of Big Brother magazine; a suitably absurd home for his sexy lore, which provided him with a random paycheck to fund an endless couch tour for many years. Following his role in "Jackass The Movie,” Chris starred in MTV’s "Wildboyz", an action/adventure show where he and Steve-O traveled afar to exotic lands of wonder, mystery, and intrigue to engage in close cultural encounters with a diversity of dangerous wildlife and native peoples. Other credits for Chris include "Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle".
Ryan Dunn. On his first day of high school, Ryan met Bam Margera, and the two soon became best of friends. Together they formed the "Camp Kill Yourself" crew with Brandon Dicamillo, and started making random videos featuring skateboarding and stunts and other nonsense. Dunn was working as a welder and at gas stations in 2000, when Jeff Tremaine and Johnny Knoxville invited the crew to participate in the "Jackass" television series. The success of "Jackass" and various other CKY projects has allowed Dunn to become even more unconventional in everyday life.
Wee Man. Despite his diminutive four foot seven inch status, Wee Man managed to attain the status of a professional skateboarder with a variety of sponsors after spending the better part of his wee life pushing a board around the South Bay of Los Angeles. A little person for all ridiculous occasions, Wee Man has the luxury of ideas being specifically written for him that are tailored to his size and talents. He is also one of the few people on the face of the earth who can honestly say that they have gone to Disneyland with the band Slayer.
Preston Lacy. The former trucker, made his start as a regular sketch/comedy performer on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. He also appeared in over twenty five national TV commercials, a circuit on which he eventually crossed paths with Johnny Knoxville. With the advent of “jackass,” it was inevitable that Preston would come calling on his friend at some point or another, and he soon began appearing at the office with the frequency and urgency of a puppy dog that has to pee every ten minutes. Capitalizing upon his naturally poor “anger management” skills, Preston has time and time again pulled his weight as an upstanding member of the top tier "Jackass" cast.
Dave England. At the tail end of his professional snowboarding career, Dave underwent a routine double hernia operation in 1997 due to complications stemming from a snowboarding accident that landed him on top of a rock, on his back. Following the surgery, England emerged from anesthesia to have the doctor inform him that the procedure was an overall success, aside from a silly little matter pertaining to his testicles: he now has only one. The doc also told him he’d never have kids as a result, but he now has two to support, so go figure.
Ehren McGhehey. Once upon a time Ehren was just a sweet, pink kid with a healthy God-fearing streak, but he has since proven himself to be one foul-mouthed son of a bitch, which calls into question exactly where his allegiance lies these days. On the MTV show "Jackass" and "Jackass the Movie", Ehren routinely performed under the alias of "Danger Ehren", but due to the goofy costuming involved with the character he ultimately emerged as the most unrecognizable face from the primary cast. So it’s probably a good thing that Ehren literally lost this costume following the first film, because he now just may have a chance at people remembering who he is after this sequel.
Jeff Tremaine. Jeff (director/producer) is just another Cinderella story. In 1992, he was hired as the art/editorial director on a new and struggling skateboard magazine called Big Brother. In time, his leadership and creativity took Big Brother to new and exciting levels of distribution and notoriety. During his tenure at the magazine, Tremaine met freelance writer/stunt dummy Johnny Knoxville. Through their collaborations on the Big Brother video series, Tremaine and Knoxville thought it would be funny to make a run at the television industry with their absurd ideas, so they enlisted the aid of longtime friend Spike Jonze returned to the network’s executive offices, this time pitching an idea for a major motion picture based on expanding the already ridiculous "Jackass" concept. Along came "Jackass the Movie".
Spike Jonze. Jonze's has directed music videos, commercials and short films, and is an accomplished photographer. "Being John Malkovich" was Jonze’s feature debut. After that success, he reunited with screenwriter Charlie Kaufman to produce "Human Nature", which Michel Gondry directed. Most recently, Jonze directed "Adaptation", co-written by Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman. Of Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville says, "There’s a lot of sabotage that goes on among the 'Jackass' cast and crew, the 'Spy vs Spy' type humor. If anything ever happens to Spike he’s fine with it. But whatever you do to him, he’s going to get you back three times as worse. Just count on it."
The Verdict
"It's sick! It's disgusting! It's bloody dangerous and, it's down right fucking stupid! But laugh? I went into piss your pants territory. When it's funny (and that's most of the time), "Jackass Number Two" is the funniest film of 2006. When it's disgusting, it will have you recoiling and cringing with shock. Never the less, it is very, very, entertaining. From the 'Snake In The Snake Pit' through 'The Fart Mask', 'The 91 y.o Slut' and 'The L.A. Terrorist', "Jackass Number Two" is a riot of fun. Put all your cherished moral values aside and step into the dangerously funny world of Johnny Knoxville & the boys in "Jackass Number Two". Can't wait for #3. 4 1/2 STARS."
The Cast
Johnny Knoxville
Bam Margera
Steve-O
Chris Pontius
Preston Lacy
Ryan Dunn
Ehren McGhehey
Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña
Dave England
Lance Bangs
Jay Chandrasekhar
Brandon Dicamillo
Dimitry Elyashkevich
Tony Hawk
Mat Hoffman
Spike Jonze
Mike Judge
Jim Karol
Rip Taylor
Jeff Tremaine
John Waters
Luke Wilson
Tomer Wolf
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The Crew
Directed by Jeff Tremaine
Written by Jeff Tremaine/Spike Jonze/Johnny Knoxville
Produced by Spike Jonze/Johnny Knoxville/Jeff Tremaine
Cinematography by Lance Bangs/Dimitry Elyashkevich/Rick Kosick
Film Editing by Seth Casriel
Art Direction by J.P. Blackmon
Costume Design by Sarah de Sa Rego
Run Time 92 minutes
Rated MA15+ [AUST]
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