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SHANNA ZABLOW: It was a blurry line, because part of Jackass is partying.
We like to go out and get wasted and have a good time. And that
line got blurry with Steve-O. It was part of his persona, and what he
got paid to do is be that crazy wasted guy. But he crossed the line,
and it wasn’t fun anymore. It got really dark and scary.
JOHNNY KNOXVILLE: He was honestly getting pretty close to death.
We would have to sit him down and say, “You’ve got to cool it.” We
had to have a talk with him for putting a hit out on one of the guys
who works at Jackassworld. I was like, “Steve-O, you’ve got to quit
putting hits out. Please stop that.” Steve-O wouldn’t hurt a fl y, but
he was off his nutter then. Most of the time that fell on deaf ears,
until the last time, when we took him to the psych ward.
JEFF TREMAINE: We went over and didn’t negotiate with him at all. I
didn’t think it was going to work, but we had to at least get him to
the hospital. I never fully believed he’d want to get sober. His heroes
were all crash-and-burn, like Mötley Crüe. He worshiped them when
they were at their worst and disrespected them for getting sober.
STEVE-O: Everyone involved in Jackass has had to put up with me being
a real burden, a super-annoying guy, and it’s a blessing for me to
be able to work with everybody and not be that guy anymore.
JOHNNY KNOXVILLE: I’m completely blown away by how
well he’s doing now—so honestly proud of him and
how healthy he is and how he’s helping other people get
sober. He’s a strong motherfucker.
BAM MARGERA: It’s actually funny, because he totally
does the whole 12-step thing, and one of them is
apologizing for all the shit-talking you’ve been doing.
He came up on the set and went, “Hey, bro, if I ever
talked any shit about you, if you feel bad about it, you
can totally kick me in the nuts or punch me in the face,
’cause I totally deserve it.” I broke his nose. So I guess
that handles that. All is forgiven.
As with the Jaws franchise before it, the third Jackass fi lm
would be in 3D. This was in 2008, i.e., a pre-Avatar universe.
RYAN DUNN: When Tremaine called me and said he was
thinking about doing another movie and told me he was
doing it in 3D, I was apprehensive. I was wary of the idea,
just picturing the old red-and-blue glasses and stuff . But
once I started seeing the footage, I was blown away.
JOHNNY KNOXVILLE: It’s like giving chimpanzees a bunch
of expensive equipment.
SPIKE JONZE: The funny stuff was that much funnier. The
gross stuff was that much grosser.
BAM MARGERA: It’s the fi rst time anybody has put a movie
out that’s 3D that isn’t, like, Avatar or Clash of the Titans.
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1) Johnny Knoxville and Spike Jonze go undercover on the Boca Raton swingers circuit. 2) What’s scarier than a terrorist on the loose? Ehren McGhehey’s pube beard. 3) Knoxville,
back on the senior swingers scene, this time with a never-tougher-looking Henry Rollins in tow. 4) Bam takes one for the team as Tony Hawk tries to keep from barfi ng.
PRESTON LACY
“Fat Guy/S&M
Dude”
41, Carthage, MO
“I did a thing back
in the series where
these two
dominatrices beat
me up with paddles
and whips. My
safe word was
‘Oklahoma.’ ”
DAVE ENGLAND
“Shit Master”
40, Ventura, CA
“Shit is an integral
part of Jackass.
I can shit on
command. I don’t
know why other
people can’t.”
Instead, you’re going to see my dick sneaking up on Chris Pontius
while he’s sleeping, and then all of a sudden you’ll see a yellow
piss stream coming out of the screen, and you’ll realize it’s my dick
pissing on Pontius.
SHANNA ZABLOW: There’s one bit in the new movie called “The
Sweatsuit Cocktail.” Preston walks on a StairMaster and starts to
sweat. He’s wearing one of those outfi ts athletes wear to build up
sweat. Then Steve-O takes the sweat and drinks it and throws up.
Puking still gets me every time. Poo I’ve gotten used to, especially
after all these years.
JEFF TREMAINE: It’s not hard to imagine us going on. Other than the
fact that I’ve got to keep the guys alive.
DAVE ENGLAND: Obviously injuries catch up to us, but as far as our
creativity and our spirit, they’re strong. I’m not just saying that
because I want you to go to the movie. I want you to go there and
get 3D shit on your face.
VAN TOFFLER: Jackass is so much more than a succession of stunts.
You couldn’t explain the female appeal of Jackass if it were. It is about
a bunch of guys getting off on each other .
RYAN DUNN: Yeah, you can consider us a gang. We don’t
have jackets or anything, but we’ll be family forever.
CHRIS PONTIUS: With everything we’ve done, we’ve all
said, “This is the last time,” and something always happens.
We get bored and want something adventurous.
But I honestly don’t think we’ll do Jackass when we’re 50.
JASON “WEE MAN” ACUÑA: I think we’ll be like the Rolling
Stones, doing it until we’re in our 60s.
BAM MARGERA: If you’re on the set, you’re gonna get
messed with, whether you’re cast or crew. I feel so
unsafe. Full-blown paranoia. If you’re tired, you can’t
even sleep, because you’ll defi nitely get stun-gunned or
peed on. I’m sure I’ll be in a wheelchair by the time I’m
40, if I even make it there.
JOHN WATERS: You know, when I retire I want to go to the
Jackass nursing home. That’s where I want to retire.
JEFF TREMAINE: Do I see myself doing it at 70? No, not
at all. But that’s not to say I won’t be. We never thought
we’d be doing it this long.
JOHNNY KNOXVILLE: I got in the best shape I’ve ever been
in my life for this movie. I blew my back out over the
years and it was really giving me problems, so I was exercising
to get my back better. It’s like wrapping a present
for Christmas. You wrap it real nice and neat, and then
Christmas morning you just tear the hell out of it.