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  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary A generation of Americans grew up worshipping self-styled hero Evel Knievel – watching him every Saturday on Wide World of Sports and buying his Ideal toys. For producer/subject Johnny Knoxville and so many others, he was the ultimate antidote to the disenchantment of the 70′s. But few knew the incredible and often complex aspects of his...

  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 39 m

Being Evel

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary A generation of Americans grew up worshipping self-styled hero Evel Knievel – watching him every Saturday on Wide World of Sports and buying his Ideal toys. For producer/subject Johnny Knoxville and so many others, he was the ultimate antidote to the disenchantment of the 70′s. But few knew the incredible and often complex aspects of his...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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8% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
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8% Mixed
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90
Aug 18, 2015
He may not be likable, but he remains fascinating. The film is on firm ground when examining Knievel's actual measurable impact: the action/extreme sports that have flourished since his retirement.
By Alan Scherstuhl FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 20, 2015
The rise-and-fall trajectory of Knievel's career is colorfully captured in Daniel Junge's Being Evel, a savvy documentary that gives the granddaddy of extreme sports his due while gauging the national climate that welcomed his shrewdly timed arrival.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 20, 2015
There was a dark side to this complex man, and while it takes director Daniel Junge a while to get there, he does eventually in Being Evel, his entertaining and sometimes uncomfortable documentary about the daredevil.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 20, 2015
Being Evel’s story is too plain in the telling, but it’s still incredible, and relevant in the way it shows how a person can achieve wealth and fame if he’s willing to leap way high—and to endure the inevitable wipeout.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 20, 2015
An exercise in hero worship that doesn’t shy away from its subject’s least admirable traits, “Being Evel” attempts to deliver a complex portrait of a man who preferred to be seen as a self-styled myth
By Geoff Berkshire FULL REVIEW
67
Aug 19, 2015
Junge’s ridiculously entertaining documentary includes a wealth of archival clips that still, after all these years, make you wince.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
60
Aug 20, 2015
Those who came of age during Knievel’s rise, rise and fall will enjoy the fun moments. But this family-sanctioned film comes up short in terms of objectivity.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
7.0
67% Positive
6 Ratings
22% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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22% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Production Company Dickhouse Productions, HeLo
Release Date Aug 21, 2015
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating TV-MA
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Tagline The Good. The Bad. The Evel.
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Awards

deadCenter Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Boulder International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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