Viva Knievel - Der Tod springt mit

Originaltitel: Viva Knievel!

1977
12
1 Std. 46 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

3,5/10

1426

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Viva Knievel - Der Tod springt mit (1977)

He's powered his Harley over cars, trucks, lions, infernos and plummeted headlong into a canyon. But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet under.

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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuHe's powered his Harley over cars, trucks, lions, infernos and plummeted headlong into a canyon. But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet under.He's powered his Harley over cars, trucks, lions, infernos and plummeted headlong into a canyon. But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet under.He's powered his Harley over cars, trucks, lions, infernos and plummeted headlong into a canyon. But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet under.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

3,5/10

1426

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Wissenswertes
The film premiered in June 1977, three months before Evel Knievel and his associates attacked promoter Shelly Saltman with an aluminum baseball bat on September 21, 1977. With Knievel losing most of his sponsorship and marketing deals as a result of the bad publicity, the film became much less commercially attractive, only opening in four further international markets after Knievel's conviction. In addition, the wholesome image of Knievel the movie promoted and the plot point concerning Knievel's promoter being corrupt seemed ill-judged in the light of the events that saw Knievel imprisoned. As a result, the film fell into comparative obscurity until the DVD release.

Patzer
During this film various characters put on helmets 20+ times and never does anyone use a chin strap, thus rendering the helmets basically useless.

Zitate
Jessie: End of the line Evel.
Evel Knieval: What did you say?
Jessie: End of the line, man.
Evel Knieval: What are you talking about, your suppose to be at the other end.
Jessie: No. I always have been before, but not anymore. Today is my turn, my shot at the glory, I'm making this jump.
Evel Knieval: What are you talking about. Those people paid their pesos to see me jump.
Jessie: No way, man. I'm jumping. I've always known I was better than you. Today I'm gonna prove it. Now you just get out of my way.
Evel Knieval: Hey! You been smoking something? You're high!
Jessie: Man, maybe you oughtta get high! Hey man, Millard wants to kill you and your buddy Will to. You know, he even thinks he's gonna kill me.
Evel Knieval: Why? Why would he do that?
Jessie: Millard only brought you down here for one purpose and that's to take your body back to the United States as cover for about fifty million bucks worth of cocaine.
Evel Knieval: Look, I've got a jump to make.
[Jessie hits Evel in the head with his helmet and is knocks him out]
Evel Knieval: .

Verbindungen
Edited into True Hollywood Story: Evel Knievel (1998)

Soundtracks
The Washington Post
(uncredited)
Music by John Philip Sousa

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3/10

All that, and only three wussy jumps?

Oooh... Leslie Nielsen is trying to sabotage Evel's bike. Will Lauren Hutton discover the plot in time?

And can Evel convince his mechanic to give up the bottle, and be a good father to the son he has heretofore ignored?

Will Evel and Lauren give up their adversarial flirting and get together?

DOES ANYBODY CARE?!?!

I am a fan of bad, cheesy movies. And even this one had me snoozing. Although I do give it thumbs up on the marvelous transition from the final jump to the closing credits.