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Jackass: The Movie (2002)

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Reviews Counted:91

Fresh:44

Rotten:47

Average Rating:5/10

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.

Runtime: 88 mins 16 secs

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In what may go down in history as the most irresponsible, outrageous footage ever to be released by a major Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures presents JACKASS: THE MOVIE. Based on the MTV show... In what may go down in history as the most irresponsible, outrageous footage ever to be released by a major Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures presents JACKASS: THE MOVIE. Based on the MTV show of the same name, creators and coproducers Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, and Spike Jonze stretch their surprisingly successful concept into a feature-length film. Watch cast regulars Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Bam Margera, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Jason "Wee Man" Acuna, Preston Lacy, Ehren McGehey, and Brandon Dicamillo as they perform a series of ridiculously dangerous and dangerously stupid stunts. Entering a rental car in a crash-up derby, snorting wasabi, eating a urine-soaked snow-cone, self-inflicting paper cuts, and using a store's display toilet are just a few of the increasingly obscene antics that unfurl at a relentless pace. A large portion of the footage finds the pranksters in Japan, dressing up in outlandish outfits and wreaking havoc on the unsuspecting locals. Whether or not this is a hysterical romp or a waste of eighty minutes is for the viewer to decide, but the fact can't be argued, JACKASS: THE MOVIE is slapstick entertainment for the 21st century, incorporating the modern world's fascination with reality television and obsession with disaster into a raucous, electrifying spectacle. [More]

Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O

Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Dave England, Ryan Dunn, Jason "Wee Man" Acuna, Preston Lacy, Ehren McGhehey, Brandon Dicamillo

Director: Jeff Tremaine

Director: Jeff Tremaine
Producer: Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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The Jackass boys show little interest in observing anyone else but themselves.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
05/20/08
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

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.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Outrageously obscene and unflinchingly funny.

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08/01/03
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Chris Hewitt (UK)
Empire Magazine
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There's no denying that it's pretty vicious humour, and pretty puerile too, but like previously successful purveyors of such past-the-U-bend comedy, its fresh-faced enthusiasm makes it invulnerable to... tired accusations.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
03/25/03
Andrew Pulver
Andrew Pulver
Guardian [UK]
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I like it. There is a freedom to watching stunts that are this crude, this fast-paced and this insane.

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03/16/03
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

A work of insane genius.

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03/04/03
FilmFour.com

It goes without saying that much of this is pathologically puerile, relentlessly unedifying and in dubious taste, but there are more than enough compensating laugh-out-loud moments (for this viewer, at least).

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
03/04/03
Edward Lawrenson
Edward Lawrenson
Sight and Sound

This is compellingly stupid and frequently hilarious, though you may want to bring a sick-bag, just in case.

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03/01/03
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

As brainless as the movie incarnations of both South Park and Beavis and Butt-head, Jackass is just as funny as both -- and better than many of the so-called comedies Hollywood produces.

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01/21/03
Martyn Glanville
Martyn Glanville
BBC
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It's basically just a bunch of guys thinking up the stupidest things they can possibly do. And then doing them.

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11/18/02
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

The movie is designed to play for one audience and one audience only: existing Jackass fans.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/27/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
N/R

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10/18/08
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12/27/07
Joe Lozito
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

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

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08/14/07
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

To call it performance art, one would first have to submit to the idea that it is art, which it clearly isn't. (Unrated)

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07/10/07
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
Felix Gonzalez Jr.
DVD Review

Franchement, Jackass: The Movie se doit d’être vu même si l’idée de départ ne vous enchante guère.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
12/16/04
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Louis-Jérôme Cloutier
Panorama

Horrible.

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01/07/04
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
Stefan Birgir Stefansson
sbs.is

Needs more crashes, fewer bodily fluids, and a shorter running time. while that first half is great, the thoroughly milked premise ultimately takes its toll, and the gross-out gags seem done more out of desperation

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
08/10/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

Este é apenas mais um (longo) episódio do programa da MTV. A única diferença é que, desta vez, a Paramount teve o mau gosto de exibi-lo nos cinemas.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
05/13/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
 
 
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