Jackass 3D (2010)

Johnny Knoxville and company return for the third installment of their TV show spin-off, where dangerous stunts and explicit public displays rule.

Director:

Jeff Tremaine

Writer:

Preston Lacy

Stars:

Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Knoxville	...	Himself
Bam Margera	...	Himself
Ryan Dunn	...	Himself
Steve-O	...	Himself
Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña	...	Himself
Preston Lacy	...	Himself
Chris Pontius	...	Himself
Ehren McGhehey	...	Himself
Dave England	...	Himself
Loomis Fall	...	Himself
Tony Hawk	...	Himself
Eric Koston	...	Himself
April Margera	...	Herself
Phil Margera	...	Himself
Spike Jonze	...	Himself

Storyline

'Jackass 3D' opens with the entire cast all lined up, each wearing a different color of the rainbow, in front of a rainbow colored background, each in turn being attacked in various ways. Some of the footage is slowed down for maximal effect. This is repeated again at the end of the movie with additional explosions mixed in with gallons of water to wash away the cast- chaos is resumed. Throughout the movie the team are subjected to the usual foray of physical abuse from team members or perform hilarious stunts (including some of the more stomach turning stunts such as the Sweat suit cocktail, Toy Train Eruption and Poo Cocktail Supreme - not for the weak stomached!).

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Plot Keywords:

stunt | explosion | sweat | jackass | 3d | 

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Taglines:

3 Times the Laughs. 3 Times the Stupid. 3 Times the Pain.

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Genres:

Documentary | Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for male nudity, extremely crude and dangerous stunts throughout, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Romania

Language:

English Romanian

Release Date:

15 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jackass 3

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,696,909 (UK) (5 November 2010)

Gross:

$117,224,271 (USA) (14 January 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dickhouse Productions, MTV Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The intro to the movie was supposed to feature all the stars being hit in the head while being filmed with a super slow-mo camera, but Bam Margera could not participate after a woman assaulted him in the back of the head with a bat which caused internal bleeding. In the final intro, Margera is dressed up as a cupcake who gets hit on his body in slow motion and later using a paint ball gun.

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Goofs

Right at the end of the film, when Rip Taylor is throwing ticker tape down on the boys, Rip is shown to be wearing nothing on his head. Then, when the camera angle changes and pans back to Rip, he is wearing a hat complete with horns.

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Quotes

Bam Margera: [Dunn is launched into the lake and travels far] I got to give it to Paul Bunyan's 40 foot fucking leap.
Ryan Dunn: It felt like I was in the air for a fort night.

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Connections

Follows Boob (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Tthe Ortolan"
Written by Christopher Richard, Jesse Hoy, Michael Hughes & William Etling
Performed by The Deadly Syndrome
Courtesy of Dim Mak / Downtown

User Reviews

Pain = comedy

Jackass 3D is the latest from the group and as the title suggests, it's in 3D. Stunning 3D if I dare say so. No matter how old I get I don't think I'll ever get tired of watching these brave men launch various objects at their genitalia and ignite a wide variety of explosives while standing far too close for comfort.

I'm sure most of you have seen the trailer so I don't have to go into the stunts and pranks performed in the film, but what I will talk about is how amazing the film looks. 3D has been reserved for large scale action films and animated features. Here is essentially a documentary being shot in 3D, the first of its kind (though Werner Herzog's upcoming documentary Caves utilizes 3D technology as well).

The compositions on screen are so bizarre yet so simple. They make the most immature acts a work of art. Rather than finding out the harmful effects of being stunned by a stun gun or cattle prod, they turn it into an event whereby several members of the group run through a hallways with various types of these devices hanging in the air.

These daredevils or "trained professionals," as they disclaim in opening credits, have gone from punk rebels to cultural icons. Their outlandish pranks and inconceivable stunts are a testament to our society's consumption of the obscene and the absurd. We watch these hooligans abuse themselves for our enjoyment. We laugh at their pain. The only reason we laugh is because we aren't the ones feeling their pain.

What really makes this film funny is the groups approach to their work. I can imagine how many takes of each segment introduction their must be. The men are either dying from laughter at what is about to unfold, or they can hardly keep their composure for fear that this next stunt will be their last. Regardless, we get a sense that what we are seeing on camera is what these people are really like. They laugh, scream, and gasp for air like we would, though perhaps with a little more courage.

This carefree approach comes through in the production as well. The melding of the crew with the cast is like watching a dysfunctional family's home videos. The cameras capture the action both with the cast and behind the scenes with the crew. It's a fun, slightly off atmosphere. To help create this atmosphere, we are fortunate enough to listen to a great selection of songs, my favorite being Roger Miller's "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd," played over Johnny Knoxville being chased after by a herd of buffalo. Oh yeah, he's also wearing roller skates. How fitting.

I don't think I need to tell you all this, but this film isn't for everyone. I can think of several scenes which some will find offensive, others will find revolting, and maybe a few of you will deem as unfit for human eyes. Still, those who are fans of the show or if you're looking for something new, look no further. This film is a raunchy, laugh riot.