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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 25

Jackass: Best and Last Recycles 92 Minutes of Stunts as Johnny Knoxville Signals Franchise End

Updated

Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 25

Jackass: Best and Last Recycles 92 Minutes of Stunts as Johnny Knoxville Signals Franchise End

Q: With Bam Margera's controversial return, what unseen franchise history will this final film reveal?

*Jackass: Best and Last* will reveal previously unseen material from across the franchise’s 25-year history, including archival footage featuring Bam Margera despite his contentious split from the group. According to the film’s producers and cast, the movie is built around “unseen moments from the past 25 years” and stunts that were either never allowed to air or were left on the cutting-room floor. That includes vintage footage of Johnny Knoxville trying to shoot himself point-blank while wearing a Kevlar vest, being taped inside a cardboard box and thrown down stairs, and a prank in which he entered a hardware store in a prison jumpsuit asking for a hacksaw, prompting police involvement. Margera’s return is not framed as a new on-camera reunion but as part of that archival excavation. He appears through older footage, alongside clips of late cast member Ryan Dunn, giving the film the feel of a retrospective record of the group’s full history rather than a cleanly edited farewell centered only on the current lineup. Director Jeff Tremaine has described the film as roughly half new material and half old favorites and rediscoveries. Johnny Knoxville called it “a biography of our lives,” suggesting the unseen history is not just about discarded stunts but also about documenting the franchise’s evolution, friendships, injuries and losses. That is why Margera’s inclusion matters: it restores a missing chapter of *Jackass* history, even if only through the archive.

3 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · Jun 25

More than half of the 1-hour-32-minute film is a clip-driven retrospective, mixing old MTV and movie highlights with previously unseen footage in what is billed as Jackass’ final installment.
Johnny Knoxville frames the sendoff around age and injury, saying he can no longer absorb the punishment after the 2022 bull stunt left him with a severe concussion, brain hemorrhage and broken bones.
New material shifts Knoxville into more of an observer role while Steve-O and others handle the gross-out set pieces, including a robot-assisted rectal exam and a laxative-fueled game of Twister.
The review argues the film is more asinine than profound despite occasional laughs, noting the franchise’s first five films still grossed nearly $560 million worldwide over more than 25 years.
Spike Jonze-produced opening and closing sequences give the low-rent compilation some visual flair, but the ending’s move from “My Way” to “We’ll Meet Again” suggests the farewell may not stick.