Viva Knievel
by Gordon Douglas
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Actor: Evel Knievel, Gene Kelly, Lauren Hutton, Leslie Nielsen, Red ButtonsDirector: Gordon Douglas
Brand: TURNER HM ENTERTAINM
Cinematographer: Fred Jackman Jr.
Editor: Harold F. Kress
Producer: Irwin Allen
Producer: Sherrill C. Corwin
Producer: Stanley Hough
Writer: Antonio Santillán
Writer: Norman Katkov
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-31
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- * Theatrical trailer
- * Languages - English and French
- * Subtitles - English, French and Spanish.
DVD Reviews of Viva Knievel
DVD Review: One of the best "so bad they're good" films ever made....
Summary: 3 Stars
I remember watching this on cable once, and I couldn't stop laughing. Of course, I wasn't supposed to laugh, I was supposed to be in awe of Evel Knievel and his magical, mystical, manly powers. As a kid, I liked Evel and his crazy stunts, but this is just a bloated ego trip for the daredevil. It's one of the worst films ever made, but it's also one of the funniest. You know you're in for a good time when Evel sneaks into the orphanage at night to give presents to the children, and a boy throws away his crutches to be nearer to Evel! Evel does a miracle! God only knows how Gene Kelly (as Evel's mechanic!) got involved in this (a lot of old Hollywood stars ended up acting in very substandard garbage in the late stages of their career when the studio system fell apart, and Kelly was one of the most unlucky, having to do this film and Xanadu). It is somewhat sad to see the great Gene Kelly in such a bad movie, and give such an uncomfortable performance, even though there's a scene where Gene gets committed (!) by the bad guys, and he's pretty convincing in that scene. Maybe he was going crazy by being in such a bad movie. Knievel himself has absolutely NO charisma on screen, and his acting is so incredibly wooden. He couldn't even play himself! Leslie Nielsen is hilarious as the "bad guy", but this was before he was supposed to be hilarious (Leslie ended up going into comedy with Airplane a few years later, and rejuvinated his career). It is also not surprising that none other than Irwin Allen, the "master of disaster", had a hand in this film. A lot of Allen's crew worked on it, and some of the cast (Nielsen and Red Buttons!) were in Allen's Poseidon Adventure. This is funnier than Allen's atrocity The Swarm (which had its moments of unintentional laughs but was overlong and excruciatingly boring. Viva Knievel moves along at a decent pace). And let's not forget the theme song, praising Knievel!
I usually don't recommend "so bad they're good" films, but when I read this was on DVD, I had to write about it. One of the most ironic things here is that Warner Brothers gave this film a damn fine transfer. The picture looks incredible. The only extra is a trailer (which is damn funny). Unfortunately, the film is one of the most hilarious stinkers ever made. See it, then immediately get stoned and/or drunk afterwards.
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