Johnny Knoxville
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Overview
Through outrageous, never-before-seen footage, witness the making of the Jackass crew's last go at wild stunts.
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Reviews
3 min readThe Last Laugh: Why Jackass 4.5 Feels Like a Wake for a Franchise That Won’t Die
I’ll admit it: I wasn’t expecting to feel anything watching Jackass 4.5. Not nostalgia, not revulsion, not even the guilty thrill of watching grown men willingly electrocute themselves for my amusement. But somewhere between the outtakes and the behind-the-scenes footage, between the groans and the laughter, I realized this wasn’t just a bonus disc.
It was a eulogy. Not for the franchise—Jackass will outlive us all—but for the idea that these men could keep doing this forever without consequence.
The Jackass films have always been a paradox: a celebration of recklessness that’s also a document of its own decay. Jackass 4.5 leans into that tension harder than any entry before it. This isn’t a movie so much as a scrapbook of what happens when you push the same group of idiots—now in their 40s and 50s—into one more round of stunts that would hospitalize most people. The footage is raw, unpolished, and often painful to watch, not just because of the physical toll but because of the unspoken understanding that this might be the last time.
What’s striking about Jackass 4.5 is how much it feels like a home movie. The stunts are still there—some new, some left on the cutting room floor from Jackass Forever—but the real draw is the camaraderie. You see the crew goofing off between takes, Steve-O cracking jokes while nursing a fresh injury, Knoxville wincing through another concussion with the same weary grin he’s had since 2002.
Full Plot (Spoilers)
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Buzz & Rumors
Public reportsJackass 4.5 (2022) Has a Listing, a Runtime, and Little Else
The catalog target is clear enough: Jackass 4.5 from 2022, with Jeff Tremaine in the director's chair. Beyond that, the public paper trail is unusually thin for a Jackass release. It is listed as Jackass 4.5 
, with Johnny Knoxville, latestnetflix.com argues, Steve-O and Chris Pontius named as stars . A French film listing gives the core specs as director Jeff Tremaine, United States, genres Making-of and Comedy, duration 90 minutes, and a 5.7/10 score from 571 votes .
That is basically the verified footprint. No verified plot synopsis, salary chatter, or production tell-all shows up in the retrieved snippets. So this is a case where the responsible move is to stick to what listings and clip titles prove, not to pad it out.
What can actually be verified
- Director: Jeff Tremaine . Tremaine is described as an American director, producer, and screenwriter best known for co-creating and directing the Jackass franchise .
- Billed names: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius .
- Format details: listed as a Film from the United States, tagged Making-of and Comedy, 90 min long .
- Audience score snapshot: 5.7/10 from 571 votes on that one listing .
YTYouTube·Jackass 4.5 (2022) - Down The Clown Scene | Movi… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcxGlLmtRyAYTYouTube·Jackass 4.5 (2022) - The Skydiving Prank Scene |… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_gVz12ZoHg- Circulating clips: titles point to a Down The Clown Scene and a Skydiving Prank Scene . The titles alone do not reveal story context or who dreamed up the bits.
- Franchise context: Jackass Forever is described as a 2022 American reality comedy film directed and produced by Jeff Tremaine, with producers Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville, released by essential Pictures, and as the fourth main instalment after Jackass 3D .
Wider franchise background is visible but not specific to 4.5. The original TV series is credited as created by Spike Jonze, Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine 
. There is also an official Jackass podcast hosted by Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine . Useful for lineage. Not proof of anything about this shoot.
Why there is no real gossip here
Metasearch returned mostly database entries and clip titles, not reporting. I did not find sourced accounts of injuries, feuds, deleted stunts, or on-set arguments tied specifically to Jackass 4.5 in the provided evidence. That matters because Jackass coverage usually thrives on that stuff. Without explicit snippet support, any behind-the-scenes anecdote would be invention.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvrQMJliv0Y
Treat rumors as unconfirmed for now. If you see claims that 4.5 contains particular outtakes, cameos, or production drama, demand a primary interview or studio note. The snippets show Tremaine and Knoxville discussed Jackass Forever and its new cast in one video interview , but that entry does not provide quotable detail about 4.5 itself . Short version: the title exists, the credits and runtime are documented , the clip names are fun , and the rest is still blank.
Entertainment rumors and trivia aggregated from public reporting. Treat speculation as unverified unless a cited source confirms it.
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