In the history of sports, few names are more recognizable than that of Evel Knievel. Long after the man hung up his famous white leather jumpsuit and rode his Harley into the sunset, his name is still synonymous with the death-defying lifestyle he led. Notoriously brash, bold, and daring, Knievel stared death in the face from the seat of his motorcycle, but few know the larger-than-life story of the boy from Butte, Montana.
Direction
Junge lets Knievel destroy himself on camera, no intervention.
Production
Archive footage so crisp you'll smell the leather and gasoline.
Director
Daniel Junge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
George Hamilton produced and starred in the 1971 biopic 'Evel Knievel' after Knievel threatened to beat him up for casting someone else.
The documentary reveals how Knievel invented modern extreme sports marketing — every energy drink sponsor and Red Bull athlete owes him their playbook, for better and worse.
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