Referaat - Jackass
The concept of Jackass dates back to 1999 when struggling-actor-turned-writer Johnny
Knoxville birthed the idea to test different self defense devices on himself as the basis for an
article. He pitched the idea to a couple of magazines and was turned down until meeting with
Jeff Tremaine of Big Brother. Tremaine hired him as a journalist and convinced Johnny to
videotape this idea and other stunts for stories. The footage, which involved Knoxville being
tasered, maced, and ultimately shot while wearing a bulletproof vest, appeared in the second
Big Brother skateboarding movie (which is also the title of the second Jackass theatrical film).
Future Jackass castmember Wee-Man made an appearance in the videos, and Florida clown
Steve-O would send in submissions to be part of the videos.
During this time, Bam Margera released a movie entitled Landspeed:CKY, consisting of