Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story (2005)

Actors: Matthew McConaughey (actor), Nate Golon (actor), Andrew McAllister (editor), Ralph Fontaine (actor), Matt Chan (producer), Billy McMillin (miscellaneous crew), Dave Severson (producer), Alice Ikeda (producer), Alice Ikeda (writer), George Butts (producer), George Butts (writer), Sandy Dang (writer), Sandy Dang (producer),

Plot: The definite biography told by the man who lived it himself, Evel Knievel. The undisputed King of the Daredevils. The Last Gladiator. His exploits are legendary and it's unlikely his accomplishments or notoriety will ever be duplicated. He was a self-made sports superstar whose only competitor was Death. And it was a foe he faced regularly throughout his life. No one, including Evel, ever believed he would live to old age. But Knievel has never been a man who did what was expected. Today, as he enters the twilight of his life, he is paying a high price for the life he led. Blood transfusions from his many near death injuries left him with Hepatitis C. In 1999 he had a liver transplant to ward off death once again. While still outspoken and controversial, his health has been fragile since this surgery. Although he is only 66 years old, today he lives in pain from the incredible abuse his body suffered during his days as a daredevil. No one can say for certain just how much longer he can keep death at bay. This interview and documentary may very well be his last chance at a public forum, a final opportunity to set the record straight and share the philosophies that have guided his life. The documentary takes a non-traditional approach as the producers let Evel tell his story himself. With the exception of his son, Robby Knievel, this is a very rare and candid first hand account coming from the man who lived the legend. Evel is extremely candid about his exploits, his loves, his legend and the philosophies that have guided his life. The documentary is also a showcase for never before seen footage of his life and exploits making it, perhaps one of the best documentaries on Evel Knievel.

Keywords: motorcycle-daredevil, motorcycle-stunt
Genres: Biography, History,

Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story (2005)

Actors: Matthew McConaughey (actor), Nate Golon (actor), Andrew McAllister (editor), Ralph Fontaine (actor), Matt Chan (producer), Billy McMillin (miscellaneous crew), Dave Severson (producer), Alice Ikeda (producer), Alice Ikeda (writer), George Butts (producer), George Butts (writer), Sandy Dang (writer), Sandy Dang (producer),

Plot: The definite biography told by the man who lived it himself, Evel Knievel. The undisputed King of the Daredevils. The Last Gladiator. His exploits are legendary and it's unlikely his accomplishments or notoriety will ever be duplicated. He was a self-made sports superstar whose only competitor was Death. And it was a foe he faced regularly throughout his life. No one, including Evel, ever believed he would live to old age. But Knievel has never been a man who did what was expected. Today, as he enters the twilight of his life, he is paying a high price for the life he led. Blood transfusions from his many near death injuries left him with Hepatitis C. In 1999 he had a liver transplant to ward off death once again. While still outspoken and controversial, his health has been fragile since this surgery. Although he is only 66 years old, today he lives in pain from the incredible abuse his body suffered during his days as a daredevil. No one can say for certain just how much longer he can keep death at bay. This interview and documentary may very well be his last chance at a public forum, a final opportunity to set the record straight and share the philosophies that have guided his life. The documentary takes a non-traditional approach as the producers let Evel tell his story himself. With the exception of his son, Robby Knievel, this is a very rare and candid first hand account coming from the man who lived the legend. Evel is extremely candid about his exploits, his loves, his legend and the philosophies that have guided his life. The documentary is also a showcase for never before seen footage of his life and exploits making it, perhaps one of the best documentaries on Evel Knievel.

Keywords: motorcycle-daredevil, motorcycle-stunt
Genres: Biography, History,

The Last of the Gladiators (1988)

Actors: George Hamilton (actor), Eric Parkinson (producer), Eric Parkinson (writer), Evel Knievel (actor), Martin Jay Sadoff (director), Martin Jay Sadoff (writer), Chuck Weiss (editor), Michael Swartz (producer), Robbie Knievel (actor), George Larrimore (writer), Kelly Knievel (actor), Bob Butorovich (actor), Jack Ferriter (actor), Jack Ferriter (actor), Linda Knievel (actress),

Genres: Documentary,

Evel Knievel (1974)

Actors: Sam Elliott (actor), Gil Melle (composer), Noble Willingham (actor), Michael Anderson Jr. (actor), Robert E. Relyea (producer), Michael O'Herlihy (director), Herbie Faye (actor), John Strong (producer), Edward Ansara (actor), Gary Barton (actor), Allen G. Norman (actor), Karen Philipp (actress), Richard Adams (writer),

Genres: Adventure, Comedy,

Evel Knievel (1971)

Actors: John Milius (writer), Patrick Williams (composer), Randee Lynne Jensen (actress), Ron Masak (actor), Jimmy Hawkins (producer), George Hamilton (producer), Robert Williams (actor), Bert Freed (actor), Hal Baylor (actor), Rod Cameron (actor), Lee de Broux (actor), George Hamilton (actor), Dub Taylor (actor), John McSweeney Jr. (editor), Marvin J. Chomsky (director),

Plot: Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of Butte, Montana. The film depicts Knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump.

Keywords: accident, biker, character-name-in-title, daredevil, independent-film, motorcycle, motorcycle-crash, stunt
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama,
Taglines: For Fame, Fortune and Broken Bones!

Quotes:

[first lines]::Evel Knievel: [speaking to the camera] Ladies and gentlemen, you have no idea how good it makes me feel to be here today. It is truly an honor to risk my life for you. An honor. Before I jump this motorcycle over these 19 cars - and I want you to know there's not a Volkswagen or a Datsun in the row - before I sail cleanly over that last truck, I want to tell you that last night a kid came up to me and he said, "Mr Knievel, are you crazy? That jump you're going to make is impossible, but I already have my tickets because I want to see you splatter." That's right, that's what he said. And I told that boy last night that nothing is impossible.

Evel Knievel: A Roman general in the time of Caesar had a motto - "If it is possible, it is done. If it is impossible... it will be done." And that, ladies and gentlemen, is what I live by.

Evel Knievel: I am the last gladiator in the New Rome. I go into the arena and I compete against destruction and I win! And next week I go out there and I do it again.

[last lines]::Evel Knievel: We have very little choice about our life. The only thing really left us is a choice about our death. And mine will be... [camera pans across the Grand Canyon]... glorious!

Evel Knievel: You stick with me, Doc, and I'll show you the Grand Canyon!::Doc Kincaid: Every man has to make his mark... and yours will be on the North Wall.

[after his spectacular crash at Caesar's Palace]::Nurse #1: Do you have a statement for his wife yet, Doctor?::Doc Kincaid: Well he's broken his arm, his legs, his back... he didn't break his neck. I don't understand it, but he didn't break his neck.