Knievel is known for trying to do more than 75 ramptoramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across snake river canyon in idaho in the skycycle, a steampowered rocket. Evel knievel official evel knievel website featuring. Evel knievel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Evel knievel 1971 color 87 min liketelevision proudly presents evel knievel starring george hamilton as evel knievel and sue lyon as linda knievel. Evel knievel is a 2004 american drama film directed by john badham and written by jason horwitch. Being not as successful with this as he should be, he creates a spectacular marketing campaign, a jump over several cars with his motorcycle. George eads stars as knievel, while jaime pressly plays his wife linda and beau bridges costars as her father. Unfollow evel knievel toys to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Become the legendary daredevil with the official evel knievel game. Rent evel knievel 2004 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The movie originally aired as a made for tv movie in 1971 at the height of evel knievel s fame. In 1999, knievel married his girlfriend, krystal kennedy. Being not as successful with this as he should be, he creates. Again, other than the lack of restoring this dvd, the moviedisc isnt too terribly. Evel knievel, born robert craig knievel, was an american daredevil, entertainer and internatiional icon.
Being evel 2015, a documentary directed by daniel junge. I hadnt thought much about evel knievel in the intervening 35 years until i picked up leigh montvilles awesome new biography evel. Evel knievel tv movie 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. If you dont see your toy listed in any of our categories please use the provided fields to help us create a new product for you. Come see the evel knievel museum at historic harley davidson in topeka kansas. Robert knievel was a young man with a wild streak and a love for motorcycles who found a way to make the most of both when he got a motorcycle and learned to do tricks with it.
Top 30 quotes of evel knievel famous quotes and sayings. Hosts john trumbull and darin patterson are two mildly unsuccessful comedians from new jersey, and every week they watch and critique that icon of nyc comedy, saturday night live. In the moments preceding a particularly difficult jump, motorcycle daredevil evel knievel reflects back on the events of a lifetime. An american icon from his humble roots in the unlikely town of butte, mt, knievel rode his motorcycle and guts to an unparalleled level of worldwide. The career jumps and stunts of motorcycle daredevil evel knievel spanned from 1965 to 1980. Since boyhood, orphan bobby evel knievel never could resist. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.
I always liked the dry comedy of this comical movie of the great evel knievel and the actors appearing in this movie. Evel knievel 2004 stream and watch online moviefone. The easiest way to listen to podcasts on your iphone, ipad, android, pc, smart speaker and even in your car. With george eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen, matt gordon. Knievel s courtship and marriage to linda was the theme of the 1971 george hamilton movie, evel knievel. Fans of daredevil evel knieval george eads, of tvs csi. Celebrated for a series of highly publicized ramptoramp motorbike jumps, his risky lifestyle and flirtation with danger. Evel knievel october 17, 1938 november 30, 2007, born robert craig knievel, was an american daredevil and entertainer. Based on the technology or filming practices of the early 70s, this is an average type of film. The film stars george eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen, fred thompson, beau bridges, matt gordon and peter macneill. The film depicts knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump.
Vj, dj, matty and ginge knievel invite you to download their punkrockgarage. Evel knievel 2004, a biographical film directed by john badham and starring george eads as knievel. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Released 2004, evel knievel stars george eads, jaime pressly, beau bridges, lance henriksen the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Johnny knoxville tells evel knievel stories duration. He is known for his work on the bionic woman 1976, viva knievel. The names barrettjackson, and all associated graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks, registered trademarks or trade dress of the barrettjackson auction company, llc or its affiliates. George eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen tv movie watch more free movies at, or on the popcornflix app. Evel knievel 2004 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Las vegas looking for a puff piece about their deathdefying hero need look no further than this bythenumbers tv biopic directed by. The original 1970s version of the superpowerful evel knievel stunt cycle is coming back into production. Evel knievel was one of the worlds greatest motorcycle stunt performers. As a professional daredevil, knievel attempted or successfully jumped over 75 ramptoramp motorcycle jumps, as well as, his failed 1974 x2 skycycle rocket jump. Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of butte, montana.
Starring george hamilton who also produces, evel knievel sets out to establish the motivations and circumstances that led him to become a legend and inspiration to a whole new generation of extreme sports enthusiasts, including his own son robbie. Slowly he makes a name for himself using his gift with motorbikes as an original. You are browsing the website, which contains photos and videos of nude celebrities. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Evel knievel was a great friend of mine, and evel and i used to play all the time.
In his career he attempted over 75 ramptoramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across snake river canyon in the skycycle x2, a steampowered rocket. Evel knievel the man, the myth, the legend is back with this nostalgic gem. Already interested in cars and motorcycles in his youth, bobby knievel fulfills his dream by becoming the owner of several car shops. Rent evel knievel 2004 starring george eads and connor price on dvd and bluray. George eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen, matt gordon, peter. The couple were married for two years, divorcing in 2001. Unfollow evel knievel to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Before i read this book i knew very little about evel knievel other than that his stunt career was responsible for starting the revolution of extreme sports and made it possible for extreme sports athletes like travis pastrana to further push the limits of stunts. Dvd version of the film, evel knievels spectacular jumps white star, 2004.
Since boyhood, orphan bobby evel knievel never could resist risks or keep out of trouble. The motorcycleriding daredevil george eads grows up in a mining town and goes on to perform deathdefying stunts. The marriage was held at caesars palace in las vegas. Publication date 1971 usage attributionshare alike 3. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Evel knievel people pay a million dollars to be recognized, but nobody cares about them. Hes determined to leave the mining town butte, willing to try any job or scam. While george hamilton is an unlikely actor to play evel, he does a decent job. The majority of his jumps were made on the harleydavidson xr750 motorcycle. Ideal was the toy company most associated with evel knievel toys, but come play products in worcester had some of the contracts with ideal to manufacture parts of the scramble van, a supercool action set featuring evel s own camper, with furniture, an action figure, a bike trailer and a set of accessory ramps. Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was.