Being Evel

Name: Being Evel
Genre: Biography, History, Documentary
Released: August 21, 2015
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 72

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: August 21, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: A generation of Americans grew up worshipping self-styled hero Evel Knievel – watching him every Saturday on Wide World of Sports and buying his Ideal toys. For producer/subject Johnny Knoxville and so many others, he was the ultimate antidote to the disenchantment of the 70′s. But few knew the incredible and often complex aspects of hisA generation of Americans grew up worshipping self-styled hero Evel Knievel – watching him every Saturday on Wide World of Sports and buying his Ideal toys. For producer/subject Johnny Knoxville and so many others, he was the ultimate antidote to the disenchantment of the 70′s. But few knew the incredible and often complex aspects of his epic life, which, like his jumps, was sometimes glorious and sometimes disastrous. With an entire genre of sports ascending from his daring inventiveness, now is the time to look at this extreme man and his complicated legacy. [Gravitas Ventures]… Expand

Director: Daniel Junge

Genre(s): Biography, History, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 99 min

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Alan Scherstuhl

Aug 18, 2015

He may not be likable, but he remains fascinating. The film is on firm ground when examining Knievel's actual measurable impact: the action/extreme sports that have flourished since his retirement. Read full review

The Playlist Drew Taylor

Aug 19, 2015

The documentary, like its subject, is unapologetically dazzling. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Aug 20, 2015

The rise-and-fall trajectory of Knievel's career is colorfully captured in Daniel Junge's Being Evel, a savvy documentary that gives the granddaddy of extreme sports his due while gauging the national climate that welcomed his shrewdly timed arrival. Read full review

Noel Murray

Aug 20, 2015

Being Evel’s story is too plain in the telling, but it’s still incredible, and relevant in the way it shows how a person can achieve wealth and fame if he’s willing to leap way high—and to endure the inevitable wipeout. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Aug 24, 2015

“He’s probably the only man in history who has become famous for trying to kill himself,” says Johnny Carson as he introduces Knievel in a clip from The Tonight Show. As the film makes clear, Evel often bore out that tension in his acts, and it slowly, subtly ate away at him. Read full review

Geoff Berkshire

Aug 20, 2015

An exercise in hero worship that doesn’t shy away from its subject’s least admirable traits, “Being Evel” attempts to deliver a complex portrait of a man who preferred to be seen as a self-styled myth Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Aug 20, 2015

Those who came of age during Knievel’s rise, rise and fall will enjoy the fun moments. But this family-sanctioned film comes up short in terms of objectivity. Read full review

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EpicLadySponge

Apr 2, 2016

Being Evel is just... being Evel.... who wanted to be a legendary daredevil and he got his wish. With this movie, you'll see how the extremeness goes and you'll love it no matter what.

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