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Jackass: The Movie (2002)

★ 6.3 · 1,726 ratings on TMDB

Do not attempt this at home.

Jackass: The Movie poster★ 6.3

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.

DirectorJeff Tremaine
CastBam Margera, Brandon DiCamillo, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey, Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña
GenresAction, Comedy, Documentary
The emergence reading

Jackass: The Movie keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing rebellion, freedom, mortality, media, exploitation.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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