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'''Jackass Number Two''' (also known as 'Jackass Two' or 'Number Two') is the sequel to the
2002 comedy
reality film, '', itself based upon the
MTV series.
The ''Jackass'' cast refused to divulge where they were filming, out of fear of fans interfering with the filming process. However, they have filmed in
India,
Australia, and
Moscow. A few insights were leaked prior to the movie's release by
Steve-O and
Bam Margera via
Radio Bam and
Loveline. Other shootings were
Bull Shoals, Arkansas;
Key West, Florida;
Los Angeles, California;
Miami, Florida;
New Orleans, Louisiana; and
West Chester, Pennsylvania.
On
June 15,
2006,
Yahoo! released the first official teaser for the movie
[1]. 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 had 4 different screenings for fans of Jackass and
MySpace users, which was a part of MySpace's "Black Carpet" screening. The screenings took place a few days before the movie was released (possibly
August). Some of the screenings also had surprise visits by cast and crew. For example, the Pennsylvania screening had director Jeff Tremaine and cast members Johnny Knoxville and Bam Margera.
The cast was named the "Cockiest Crew" on the
Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards on June 13, 2007.
[2]
The DVD of the movie is now available in its R rated version in
full and
wide screen and in widescreen in the unrated version.
[1]
Summary
Just as the first TV series and first movie, ''Jackass: Number Two'' has essentially no plot. Instead, it is a collection of stunts and pranks.
Opening
The film opens with the sound of "
The Ecstasy of Gold" from ''
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'' score by
Ennio Morricone and the cast members running through a cloud of dust in a slow western style, returning in the blaze of glory for what could be their final adventure. Behind them is revealed to be a group of large bulls chasing them through an abandoned neighborhood. The men, one by one, are taken down by the stampede, until only
Johnny Knoxville and
Bam Margera are left, and are chased through a house. Bam jumps through a window, and Johnny stops in his tracks to deliver his signature line, “Hi, I’m Johnny Knoxville, welcome to Jackass!”, and is pushed through a window by several bulls, and the title comes to screen, “Jackass Number Two” (Skull and Crutches Logo).
Ending
The movie finishes with a
Busby Berkeley-style movie musical production number set to the "La Cage aux Folles" song "The Best Of Times," where the cast sing and dance while getting battered by violent stunts. One stunt involves Wee Man and Preston Lacy sliding onto a bunch of metal trash cans. Others involve Chris Pontius dancing in a flaming building and jumping safely onto a mat, at which point he is knocked off his feet by a fire hose, and Bam and Dunn dancing in cowboy outfits in front of a horse before Knoxville causes the horse to flee by slapping its rear, pulling Bam and Dunn away by a rope attached to their feet. This huge sequence might have been inspired by the fact that in the first film, a huge finale was planned in a similar fashion, but the contraption that was to be used for the stunt failed and could not be fixed in time. Also, as in the first film,
Rip Taylor is seen at the end of the sequence.
Credits
The credits feature outtakes and deleted scenes.
Cast
The entire main cast of the original came back to do the movie, including
Johnny Knoxville,
Bam Margera,
Ryan Dunn,
Chris Pontius,
Steve-O,
Dave England,
Ehren McGhehey,
Preston Lacy, and
Jason "Wee-Man" Acuña. Most of the supporting cast members returned as well, with the exceptions of
Raab Himself and
Rake Yohn. Shooting began in
January 2006. The release date for the film was
September 22,
2006.The film also includes cameos by
Brandon Novak,
Brandon DiCamillo,
Luke Wilson,
Willie Garson,
Mark Zupan (
''Murderball''),
Dimitry Elyashkevich,
Lance Bangs,
David Weathers,
Rick Kosick,
Spike Jonze and
cult film directors
John Waters (''
A Dirty Shame''),
Jay Chandrasekhar (''
Super Troopers'') and
Mike Judge (''
Beavis and Butt-Head''). Professional
BMX rider
Mat Hoffman and professional skater
Tony Hawk both performed stunts. Rap group
Three 6 Mafia also appears, as well as
HIM singer
Ville Valo, actor
James DeBello, with
Kat Von D, as well as NFL star
Jason Taylor. Stunts including Jackass and
Viva La Bam regular
Don Vito were also filmed and shown in previews. 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.
DVD Release
The Rated and Unrated DVD versions of the movie were released on
December 26,
2006.
[1]
The rated version includes the 96 minute theatrical release, with bonus features. And the Unrated includes extended unrated parts that were shortened in the original movie.
Both DVDs feature commentary by most of the cast and crew members
Jeff Tremaine and
Dimitry Elyashkevich,
easter eggs, ''The Making of Jackass'' featurette, 16 deleted scenes removed from the theatrical release, more than 20 additional scenes, 9 tv spots, 8 promotional spots including trailer, gag reel, the uncensored version of Karazy by
Chris Pontius and a promotional commercial for the 2006
VMA's.
[3]
A Jackass 2.5 has been announced by Paramount containing never before seen footage from the cast.
[4]
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.
Three Six Mafia teamed up with
Saliva front man,
Josey Scott to create the song "Gettin' Fucked Up" exclusively for the soundtrack. And another collaboration,
Karen O from
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, teamed up with
Peaches to write "Backass," another exclusive for the soundtrack. The soundtrack also includes the debut single from
Chris Pontius for "Karazy" and a cover by rock-group Smut Peddlers, in which they cover Roger Alan Wade's "If You're Gonna Be Dumb." The soundtrack also includes their version of "The Best of Times." Oddly enough, the
Wolfmother song "The Joker & the Thief" (the movie's single) isn't featured on the soundtrack. A clean version of this CD is available but it omits "
Gettin' Fucked Up" and "
Fuck the Pain Away".
(
★ ) refers to audio clips (as opposed to music) from the movie, except for "Your Teeth Look Like."
(
★
★ ) Heard at the end of the movie during the credits and not featured in the soundtrack, at about the time when Steve-O jumps through the light rack
(
★
★
★ ) Not available on the edited version of the soundtrack.
Reception
The film grossed
US$29 million during its opening weekend, taking the number one spot at the box office.
[3]
The film grossed an additional $14 million in its second week. The film made $84,210,524 worldwide, more than the original.
★ The
New York Times awarded ''Jackass Number Two'' a Critic's Pick, calling it "Debased, infantile and reckless in the extreme, this compendium of body bravado and malfunction makes for some of the most fearless, liberated and cathartic comedy in modern movies."
[4]
★
Ebert & Roeper's Roeper and guest critic
Fred Willard gave ''Jackass Number Two '' "Two Thumbs Up," as said in the previews after the rating.
★ Movie critic Joe Gayeski of the website AndersonVision gave ''Jackass Number Two'' a rating of three and half stars out of 5, which according to his rating definitions, is defined as "Very Good." He did write though that ''Jackass: The Movie'' had a much more coherent and successful "rocking beat of a narrative" than its sequel, but the latter is still among the more hilarious pictures to have come from the "Hollywood comedy machine" in the last few years, especially in 2006.
★ It received a rating of 61% (positive) on RottenTomatoes.com, with the critical consensus being; "It dares you not to laugh."
References
1. Amazon.com
2. Amazon.com
3. {{cite web | title=Amazon.com | work= DVDthe Moon || Johnny Knoxville
4. TMZ.com
External links
★
Official website
★
★
Jackass: Number Two at
Rotten Tomatoes
★
Jackass: Number Two at Metacritic
★
2007 SuicideGirls interview with Jackass Number Two director Jeff Tremaine by Daniel Robert Epstein
★
Jeff Tremaine, Jackass Two director, interviewed by MTV on october 2006
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