Absolute Evel: The Evel Knievel Story

Overview

Matthew McConaughey hosts a profile of legendary daredevil Evel Knievel that features extensive commentary from Knievel and footage of famous leaps, among them his failed 1974 attempt to cross the Snake River Canyon in Idaho using a sky cycle. Also: a look at his time in prison; and his relationship with his son, Robbie (who comments), also a daredevil.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 13, 2005

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Screaming Flea Productions

Cast

Evel Knievel,Matthew McConaughey

Writer

George Butts,Alice Ikeda,Sandy Dang

Producer

Sandy Dang,Alice Ikeda

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0478966