Disturbing first ever Jackass stunt with actual danger of loss of life proven for first time in 27 years

The brand-new Jackass movie, Jackass: Greatest and Final, options a mixture of brand-new stunts filmed with the present solid of their 50s and never-before-seen footage of a few of the gnarliest stunts that by no means made it to air.

This features a new stunt that was dubbed the ‘most disgusting factor ever seen in a film theatre’, with many viewers saying that is proof that the Jackass crew have nonetheless acquired it.

While there are crews which are extensively thought-about to do extra harmful stunts, with a British group referred to as Soiled Sanchez basically being a extra excessive Jackass, the stunt that began Jackass is extra excessive than something even they did.

The stunt which is taken into account by some to have began Jackass is proven for the primary time in 27 years in Jackass: Greatest and Final. That is the primary stunt proven within the movie, and regardless that it’s archival footage (and Knoxville isn’t lifeless in 2026 so viewers knew he most likely made it out okay) it’s such a harmful stunt viewers have reported having to look at by means of their fingers.

Knoxville may’ve died within the stunt which impressed Jackass

Johnny Knoxville may have died a number of occasions in Jackass, whether or not or not it’s his near-fatal run in with a bull that compelled him to retire from stunts, or his struggle with Butterbean that left him so concussed he started loud night breathing instantly.

The stunt that started all of it nonetheless noticed him testing out 4 self-defence choices, with Knoxville planning to jot down it as an article. He finally pitched it to Jeff Tremaine, the co-creator of Jackass, who on the time managed a skateboarding journal referred to as Large Brother.

He proposed they movie it, with Knoxville having his pal use pepper spray, a stun gun, and a taser on him.

The ultimate a part of this noticed him shoot himself within the chest while carrying a bullet proof vest after his pal refused to shoot him.

Jeff Tremaine and Knoxville have spoken about the way it occurred, and the way it led to Jackass

Explaining the stunt on the Howard Stern show in 2010, Knoxville informed Stern that he used the ‘most cost-effective bulletproof vest he may discover’.

He said that they drove out to the desert and his pal backed out of capturing him, so he turned the gun round and shot himself within the chest.

Tremaine defined on the new Jackass podcast, explaining that Jeff Bender who was filming tried to speak Knoxville out of the stunt your complete time he was filming it.

He revealed that the stuntman put porn magazines into the vest to bolster it, calling it the ‘most novice hour bullsh*t’ and stated it was like watching a snuff movie, however stated that Knoxville was so compelling he knew he ‘had one thing’ and ended up contacting MTV, resulting in the TV present Jackass.

The remainder of the phase was included within the pilot to Jackass however Knoxville capturing himself was minimize, nevertheless it was included in Jackass: Greatest and Final.

One fan stated in regards to the stunt: “went into the brand new Jackass with measured expectations bc of the clip present angle however the literal very first thing they present you was shot in 1999 and it is essentially the most insane factor i’ve ever seen somebody do on digicam.”

One other viewer replied, saying: “Although I knew, pragmatically, that Johnny was not going to die, I used to be on the sting of my seat like he might need been lifeless this entire time.”

A second stated: “I do know he’s alive and I nonetheless watched by means of fingers.”

A 3rd commented: “Wait did they really present the Bullet Proof Vest check? That is wonderful, for the longest time they kinda needed everybody to neglect that lol.”

Jackass: Greatest and Final is accessible to look at in cinemas now.