Jackass: The Movie

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Jackass: The Movie

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2002

1h 25m

Comedy

Drama

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In this comedic documentary, Johnny Knoxville heads a crew of stuntmen, skateboarders and all-around lunatics as they prank, embarrass and torture each other in the name of fun. The antics range from childlike -- the boys don panda suits for a romp through Tokyo -- to grotesque and life-threatening. A golf cart demolition derby turns downright dangerous. Live gators nearly chomp maniac Steve-O. Filmmaker Spike Jonze and Knoxville, in heavy makeup, test the public's patience for the elderly.

Critics Consensus

There's a good chance you'll be laughing hysterically at one stunt, but getting grossed out by the next one in this big screen version of the controversial MTV show.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/24/2010

1/5

More idiotic and dangerous than the show. Really.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

08/14/2007

2/4

It's not exactly stupid. Cynical might be a better word.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

06/24/2006

So what's all the fuss about? If people want to staple paper to their inner thighs, let them. The question is whether you're prepared to pay to watch them do it.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/12/2020

0/4.0

I can accept that many find this entertaining, however, I'm just not one of them.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

09/23/2010

4/4

Superficial shenanigans don't diminish its effect. It's a ridiculously funny barrage of taboo pranks, practical jokes and tests of both social altruism and Bam Margera's parents' patience - most of it failsafed so that the foolishness never subsides.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

04/29/2009

Trust me, I'm laughing at you, guys, not with you.

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Yash B

@yashbansal May 10

I watched two of the newest "Jackass" movies before finally going into the older movies. I have never watched much of the series, but I felt this first movie feels like an extended TV episode. I do think it is entertaining, once I was willing to meet the movie where it was at and get on the wavelength. There's a mix of dangerous and disgusting stuff, but I feel the movie feels really disconnected at times, and it also just feels old with the way it's shot and put together. Overall, it's the start of a cinematic universe that is a franchise full of moments that admittedly make me laugh, and despite being repulsed, I can't seem to look away.

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Robert H.

@Rwhobbs198 Apr 27

Jackass: The Movie (2002) is exactly what it sets out to be—wild, ridiculous, and unapologetically stupid in the best way. I was 17 when I saw it in theaters with friends, and like a lot of kids at the time, we were already out there making our own dumb videos. This movie felt like the big-league version of that chaos. There’s no real deep story or hidden meaning here—just a collection of outrageous skits that somehow all land. Moments like the Butterbean fight, the snow cone, the gators, and the rental car bits are still memorable and genuinely funny. It’s over-the-top, immature, and completely reckless, but that’s the point. For its time, it was hilarious and instantly became a classic. A pure snapshot of early 2000s humor that still holds up if you know what you’re getting into. I must have watched this movie a 100x and their likely will be another time or two before it's said and done.

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James E.

@JamesE167 Mar 2

Good, clean, stupid, dangerous fun, Jackass through and through

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Steven F.

@SteveGotScored Feb 15

I grew up watching Jackass!

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Tom F

@RT55173143 Oct 3

I appreciate the punk approach and there are a few legitimately hilarious moments, but in the end it’s just a bunch of white guys punching each other in the balls.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 19

Available in theatrical and extended versions. A success on home media. Rated R for Extremely Crude Stunts, Dangerous Stunts, Language and Nudity.

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Synopsis

In this comedic documentary, Johnny Knoxville heads a crew of stuntmen, skateboarders and all-around lunatics as they prank, embarrass and torture each other in the name of fun. The antics range from childlike -- the boys don panda suits for a romp through Tokyo -- to grotesque and life-threatening. A golf cart demolition derby turns downright dangerous. Live gators nearly chomp maniac Steve-O. Filmmaker Spike Jonze and Knoxville, in heavy makeup, test the public's patience for the elderly.

Director: Jeff Tremaine
Producer: Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville
Screenwriter: Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Polyphony Digital, Dickhouse Productions, Paramount Pictures, MTV Networks, MTV Films, Lynch Siderow Productions Inc.
Rating: R (Extremely Crude Stunts|Dangerous Stunts|Language|Nudity)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 18, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $64.3M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)