Jackass Number Two
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Jeff Tremaine | |
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Cinematography | Dimitry Elyashkevich |
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Music by | Sam Spiegel |
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Running time | 92 minutes[1] |
Country | United States[1] |
Language | English |
Budget | $11.5 million[2] |
Box office | $84.6 million[2] |
Jackass Number Two is a 2006 American
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Unused material of the film was released as a separate movie titled Jackass 2.5 online on December 19, 2007, and on DVD on December 26, 2007.[3] It was followed by another sequel, Jackass 3D (2010).
Synopsis
The film opens by introducing the primary cast members while bulls aggressively chase them in a suburban neighborhood, wreaking havoc in the process.
The most notable stunts include: Johnny Knoxville riding a big red rocket which gets launched into the air; Bam Margera being trapped and stuck in a trailer with a king cobra; Dave England riding a giant firehose that launches him into a patch of mud; Ryan Dunn being launched into a garage door while riding a shopping cart; Chris Pontius' penis dressed as a mouse while a snake attempts to bite it; Wee Man getting zapped by an electric stool upon believing that cards are being thrown at him; Steve-O getting his cheek pierced by a fish hook and getting thrown into the shark-infested Gulf of Mexico; Preston Lacy disguising himself as Bam's father Phil, in order to spoon with Bam's mother April in bed; and Ehren McGhehey attempting a loop while riding a pocketbike.
The final stunt is a prank orchestrated by the entire cast and crew on Ehren McGhehey, in which Ehren dresses up as a terrorist along with cinematographer Dimitry Elyashkevich, and the pair take a taxi to the airport, convincing the taxi driver that they are going to blow up a plane. In reality, the driver is swapped with director/actor Jay Chandrasekhar, who becomes violent with Ehren when he attempts to initiate the prank. The taxi then pulls into a vacant lot, where a panicked Ehren is forced into the trunk and Jay drives around the lot in circles. When the car comes to a stop, Ehren is relieved to discover that it is a prank and that he was never in serious danger. However, it is also revealed to Ehren that the beard that was put on him as part of the bit was made up of pubic hair by a majority of the cast and crew, one of whom actually happened to have crabs, after which Ehren gets angry and dry heaves.
The movie concludes with Johnny Knoxville putting his hand in a bear trap, before transitioning into a performance by the main cast in a Busby Berkeley-style movie musical production number set to the La Cage aux Folles song "The Best of Times", where the guys sing and dance while performing more stunts. After a wrecking ball hits Knoxville, Rip Taylor appears to end the movie much like in the predecessor.
Cast
The entire main cast from Jackass: The Movie returned for the sequel.
Guest appearances
- Brandon DiCamillo
- Brandon Novak
- April Margera, Phil Margera and Jess Margera
- Loomis Fall
- Stephanie Hodge
- Mike Kassak
- Thor Drake
- Predatory animal experts David Weathers and Manny Puig
- Jim Karol
- Mat Hoffman
- Tony Hawk
- Clyde Singleton
- Jason Taylor
- Mark Zupan
- John Waters
- Jay Chandrasekhar
- Ville Valo
- Three 6 Mafia
- Roger Alan Wade
- Rip Taylor
- Luke Wilson
- Willie Garson
- Mike Judge
- Knoxville's daughter Madison can be heard offscreen in the end credits
Crew
Crew members who appear in this movie:
- Director and producer Jeff Tremaine
- Producer Spike Jonze
- Executive producer Trip Taylor
- Co-producer and cinematographer Dimitry Elyashkevich
- Co-producer and photographer Sean Cliver
- Cameramen Lance Bangs, Rick Kosick, Greg "Guch" Iguchi, and Mark Rackley
- Photographer Ben "Benzo" Kaller
- Sound mixer Cordell Mansfield
- Boom operator Seamus Frawley
- Art director J.P. Blackmon
- Property master Scott Manning
Stunts including Viva La Bam regular Don Vito were also filmed and shown in original trailers. However, due to the scandal surrounding his arrest just prior to the film's release and the nature of the charges against him, all the scenes involving Don Vito were cut at the last minute and have never been released since.
Notable exceptions to the supporting cast are
Production
Shooting began on January 30, 2006, and ended on June 23, 2006.
The infamous stunt "How to Milk a Horse" was originally shot for Wildboyz, but was saved for future use.[7] "The idea to drink the horse semen was not actually planned but was "in the back of everyone's mind."[8] To agree to do the stunt, Chris Pontius asked director Jeff Tremaine for a full day off of work, but discouraged doing so since Pontius had missed work the day before.[9] Additionally, on screen Chris Pontius stated to Jeff Tremaine, "This is going to make up for something bad I'm going to do in the future." This deal was verbally agreed upon and sealed with a handshake; it should also be noted that said deal was videotaped for the camera.
Deleted scenes that were also filmed but not included in either the final film or Jackass 2.5 include: "The Lamborghini Tooth Pull" with
Screenings and release
The film had 4 different screenings for fans of Jackass and
On June 15, 2006, Yahoo! released the first official teaser for the movie.[10] The stunts in the trailer included Knoxville riding a "rocket bike" off a ramp and a blindfolded Knoxville being rammed by a yak.
The film was released on DVD on December 26, 2006, in its R-rated version in
Box office
Jackass Number Two opened on September 22, 2006, in 3,900 screens at 3,059 theaters. It debuted at number one on its opening weekend with a total gross of $29 million.[2] On its first day in theaters Jackass Number Two matched its $11.5 million production budget.[2] The film grossed an additional $14 million in its second week. Overall the film made $84.6 million worldwide, nearly $5 million more than the original.[2]
Critical reception
Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 64% approval rating from 103 critic reviews; the average rating is 6.00/10. The general consensus reads: "Better than any sequel to the movie of a television show has a right to be, Jackass Number Two dares you not to laugh."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a rating of 66 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[14]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was released on September 26, 2006, by Bulletproof Records. The soundtrack features songs that were featured in the movie, and various audio clips from the movie. Among the new songs included in the soundtrack are "Gettin' Fucked Up" – a collaboration between rap group
Home media
The Rated and Unrated DVD versions of the movie were released on December 26, 2006.[11] The rated version includes the 96 minute theatrical release, with bonus features, and the unrated includes extended scenes that were shortened in the original movie. Both DVDs feature commentary by the cast (with the exception of Bam Margera), director and producer Jeff Tremaine, and co-producer and cinematographer Dimitry Elyashkevich. The DVD also included 16 deleted scenes removed from the theatrical release, more than 20 additional scenes, 9 TV spots, 8 promotional spots including the theatrical trailer, gag reel, the uncensored version of Karazy by Chris Pontius and a promotional commercial for the 2006 VMAs.[18] The Making of Jackass featurette is also featured on the DVD.
Jackass 2.5
Jackass 2.5 was a direct-to-home media version with additional footage (in this case, both intentionally for 2.5 and footage they were unable to include for Number Two). It was released to the Internet at
The most notable bits include:
Sequel
Paramount Pictures and MTV Films greenlit a third Jackass, which was shot in 3D.[21] Filming began in January 2010 and it was released on October 15, 2010.[22]
References
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- ^ "Jackass 2.5's biggest stunt: skipping the box office". Ars Technica. December 13, 2007. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Raab, Chris (November 19, 2018). "Bathroom Break Podcast #14 - Joe Frantz: Filmmaker/Author". YouTube. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "The Wolfie Diaries". Paramount Pictures. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
- ^ Dunn, Ryan (2006). Jackass Number Two DVD, The Making of Jackass Number Two (DVD). Paramount Pictures.
- ^ Knoxville, Johnny (2006). Jackass Number Two DVD commentary (DVD). Paramount Pictures.
- ^ Tremaine, Jeff (2006). Jackass Number Two DVD commentary (DVD). Paramount Pictures.
- Hot 30 Countdowninterview. Knoxville, Johnny. 2006.
- ^ "Yahoo.com". Trailer release. Retrieved on April 4, 2008.
- ^ a b "Jackass Number Two (Full Screen Edition)". DVD Release info. December 26, 2006.
- ^ "Jackass: Number Two (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Jackass Number Two (2006)". Metacritic. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ "Find CinemaScore" (Type "Jackass" in the search box). CinemaScore. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Lee, Nathan (September 22, 2006). "nytimes.com". Jackass Number Two movie review. Retrieved March 6, 2022. Retrieved on April 4, 2008.
- ^ "Ebert & Roeper - Reviews for the weekend of September 22-24, 2006". Archived from the original on October 26, 2006. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Amazon.com". DVD the Moon | Johnny Knoxville.
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- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (December 1, 2009). "Bloody 3D sequels planned". Variety.
- ^ "Jackass 3 To Start in January And Be In 3D?". cinemablend.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.