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Now playing: JACKASS: BEST AND LAST (2026)
The biggest laugh came when Johnny Knoxville was asked if his motivation behind hosting "Fear Factor" was the money.
What do you call a gathering of Jackasses? Side-splittingly entertaining!
JACKASS: BEST AND LAST (2026) Jeff Tremaine / Concept by (In alphabetical order): Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Tory Belleci, J.P. Blackmon, Sean Cliver, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Dave England, Zach Holmes, Johnny Knoxville, Preston Lacy, Knate Lee, Ehren McGhehey, Sean ‘Poopsie’ McInerney, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Trip Taylor, Jeff Tremaine, Davon Wilson, and Rachel Wolfson / Cinematography: Dimitry Elyashkevich and Christian Sprenger (1.85 : 1) / Design: J.P. Blackmon / Music Clearances: Greg Danylyshyn / Jackasses: Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Tory Belleci, Dave England, Zach Holmes, Johnny Knoxville, Preston Lacy, Ehren McGhehey, Sean ‘Poopies’ McInerney, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Davon Wilson, and Rachel Wolfson / Special Guest Jackass: Paul Walter Hauser / USA / Paramount Pictures / Rated R / 92 mins.
Someone at the Angelika Film Center must have a sense of humor. Why else would they open Jackass: Best and Last in the #2 auditorium? I adore Jackass out of proportion — I was the first kid on my block to watch the show when it debuted on MTV some 26 years ago — and the same must have been true of the other three guys who joined me for the 10 am show on opening day.
It’s definitely a patchwork job. Following the lead of a television "clip show" — an episode primarily made up of footage compiled from previous installments — close to a third of the stunts are just recycled tomfoolery from previous movies and television shows. Sprinkled amidst the new footage is material that either didn't make the cut on MTV or was deemed too easily imitable for viewers at home. Johnny Knoxville’s previously unaired audition reel (he went under the name P.J. in 2000) featured the head Jackass shooting himself in the chest. (A bulletproof vest padded with a “college pack” of dirty magazines cushioned the impact.)
Two Jackasses were MIA. Ryan Dunn, who was drunk behind the wheel, died tragically in 2011 when his Porsche veered off the road, slammed into a tree, and burst into flames. Bam Margera, one of the founding members, declined to participate in new stunts following his bitter firing from Jackass Forever. He cited the traumatic and humiliating nature of his dismissal, though he did reach a deal to let producers use previously unseen archival footage of him — aka he needed the cash.
Without giving too much away: highlights include Larry the humanoid robot performing a rectal exam on Steve-O (crunchy peanut butter is used as a lubricant), the gang clad in plastic see-through pants drinking concentrated laxatives and playing Twister, and Knoxville’s signature encounter with an angry bull. But it’s Steve-O who takes home the MVP award by swallowing a ping pong ball that proves the old adage: what goes in must come out.
One disappointment was Rachel Wolfson, the only female Jackass (Jackette?), who, rather than getting down and dirty with the gang, stands on the sidelines playing cheerleader.
The biggest laugh has nothing to do with stunts or scatology. It came when Johnny Knoxville was asked if his motivation behind hosting Fear Factor was the money. The shit-eating grin that broke across his face said it all.
Fans of the series have no doubt already purchased tickets for an opening weekend showing. And judging by Knoxville’s sly look when asked if this will indeed be the series swan song, left the door somewhat ajar for another final, final entry. If so, you know where I’ll be on opening day.
Rating: ***
Here's something you might be interested in.
Now playing: JACKASS: BEST AND LAST (2026)
The biggest laugh came when Johnny Knoxville was asked if his motivation behind hosting "Fear Factor" was the money.
Now playing: JACKASS: BEST AND LAST (2026)
The biggest laugh came when Johnny Knoxville was asked if his motivation behind hosting "Fear Factor" was the money.
What do you call a gathering of Jackasses? Side-splittingly entertaining!
JACKASS: BEST AND LAST (2026) Jeff Tremaine / Concept by (In alphabetical order): Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Tory Belleci, J.P. Blackmon, Sean Cliver, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Dave England, Zach Holmes, Johnny Knoxville, Preston Lacy, Knate Lee, Ehren McGhehey, Sean ‘Poopsie’ McInerney, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Trip Taylor, Jeff Tremaine, Davon Wilson, and Rachel Wolfson / Cinematography: Dimitry Elyashkevich and Christian Sprenger (1.85 : 1) / Design: J.P. Blackmon / Music Clearances: Greg Danylyshyn / Jackasses: Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña, Tory Belleci, Dave England, Zach Holmes, Johnny Knoxville, Preston Lacy, Ehren McGhehey, Sean ‘Poopies’ McInerney, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Davon Wilson, and Rachel Wolfson / Special Guest Jackass: Paul Walter Hauser / USA / Paramount Pictures / Rated R / 92 mins.
Someone at the Angelika Film Center must have a sense of humor. Why else would they open Jackass: Best and Last in the #2 auditorium? I adore Jackass out of proportion — I was the first kid on my block to watch the show when it debuted on MTV some 26 years ago — and the same must have been true of the other three guys who joined me for the 10 am show on opening day.
It’s definitely a patchwork job. Following the lead of a television "clip show" — an episode primarily made up of footage compiled from previous installments — close to a third of the stunts are just recycled tomfoolery from previous movies and television shows. Sprinkled amidst the new footage is material that either didn't make the cut on MTV or was deemed too easily imitable for viewers at home. Johnny Knoxville’s previously unaired audition reel (he went under the name P.J. in 2000) featured the head Jackass shooting himself in the chest. (A bulletproof vest padded with a “college pack” of dirty magazines cushioned the impact.)
Two Jackasses were MIA. Ryan Dunn, who was drunk behind the wheel, died tragically in 2011 when his Porsche veered off the road, slammed into a tree, and burst into flames. Bam Margera, one of the founding members, declined to participate in new stunts following his bitter firing from Jackass Forever. He cited the traumatic and humiliating nature of his dismissal, though he did reach a deal to let producers use previously unseen archival footage of him — aka he needed the cash.
Without giving too much away: highlights include Larry the humanoid robot performing a rectal exam on Steve-O (crunchy peanut butter is used as a lubricant), the gang clad in plastic see-through pants drinking concentrated laxatives and playing Twister, and Knoxville’s signature encounter with an angry bull. But it’s Steve-O who takes home the MVP award by swallowing a ping pong ball that proves the old adage: what goes in must come out.
One disappointment was Rachel Wolfson, the only female Jackass (Jackette?), who, rather than getting down and dirty with the gang, stands on the sidelines playing cheerleader.
The biggest laugh has nothing to do with stunts or scatology. It came when Johnny Knoxville was asked if his motivation behind hosting Fear Factor was the money. The shit-eating grin that broke across his face said it all.
Fans of the series have no doubt already purchased tickets for an opening weekend showing. And judging by Knoxville’s sly look when asked if this will indeed be the series swan song, left the door somewhat ajar for another final, final entry. If so, you know where I’ll be on opening day.
Rating: ***