On the Big Board |
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Les Winan |
Disgusting and hilarious. Disgustingly hilarious. |
Ah, Johnny Knoxville. After breaking out into the mainstream with roles in films like Dukes of Hazzard and Walking Tall, he goes back to his bread and butter. Yes, folks, it's time for another Jackass movie, and you know you're all going to be there on opening day. So will I.
In 2002, Jackass: The Movie became Paramount Pictures' highest grossing film of the year. It had an amazing (and shocking) opening weekend total of $22.8 million as it rode in a shopping buggy all the way to a domestic total of $64.3 million. Considering that the film's budget was a trifling $5 million, Paramount was thrilled and Knoxville found himself getting attention for movie roles that he might never otherwise have expected.
Along with Knoxville, all of his crazy friends will return, from Chris Pontius to Steve-O to Bam Margera. In the first film, their stunts included such stuff as wandering Japan in panda costumes, tricks with live alligators and the destruction of a once-civilized golf course. Oftentimes, their activities were death-defying and stupid, leading to a pack of imitators and warnings about the irresponsibility of the whole thing. The sequel is sure to provide more of the same, along with a nice financial windfall for Paramount and Knoxville. (Kim Hollis/BOP)
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