New dvd manufactured on demand, subtitled, amaray case at the best online prices at ebay. As the greatest bike jumper in the world, knievel is offered a huge sum to exhibit his skill in mexico. The one and only real live evel knievel in his first dramatic movie role. The one and only real live evel knievel in his first dramatic movie. A mountain of selflove, revealing stunt biker knievel as a saintly combination of batman and billy graham. Click here to see the ebay listing, which ends on monday, august 12. Evel knievel 1971 movie this is the best quality version of the movie that i have seen. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. The motorcycle daredevil evel knievel is lured to mexico by drug dealers who plan to kill him for his truck.
For sale on ebay right now are two original harleydavidson sportsters ridden by legendary stuntman evel knievel in the film viva knievel. Evel knieval in film viva knieval 1977 robert craig evel knievel died in clearwater, florida at 69. But the engagement is actually a trap laid by a drug lord leslie nielsen, who intends to kill knievel as part of an elaborate scheme to smuggle heroin into the united. A list of american films released in 1977 annie hall won the academy award for best picture. The movie plays like the overlong pilot episode of an ongoing series, establishing knievel s bona fides as a friend to all mankind, providing him with a group of supporting characters the.
Better call saul goes full breaking bad in a desert odyssey directed by. Its a pretty terrible movie, with lots of stock footage, but it brings back memories of the drivein when all kids worshiped knievel and had red white and blue bikes with fake gas tanks. Corwin, stanley hough, antonio santean, norman katkov. Both his performance and the film s script make you care about the character and that alone seperates it from most films. An almost complete list of both the psychotronic video guide and the encyclopedia. Viva knievel on dvd 012569695399 from warner bros directed by gordon douglas. Motorcycle stuntman evel knievel is offered a fortune to perform in mexico.
The complete series 1967 is new to dvd along with the classic adventures the daredevil dr. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. The purpose was to make evel appear larger than life, and portray him as some kind of a superhero. Evel knievel, gene kelly, lauren hutton, red buttons, leslie. Hell, he definitely cant be worse than knievel was playing himself in the 1977 film viva knievel. The last item before ideal toys discontinued the distribution of knievel toys was the stratocycle, based on the film, viva knievel in 1977, bally marketed its knievel pinball machine as the first fully electronic commercial game.
He lent his entire production team to viva knievel as a thank you to the producers of the film who in. Circa 1977 this cutout promotional piece comprises an. Evel knievel stars as evel knievel in a film about evel knievel. The bike is complete with full documentation including original sales invoice from harley.
Add to watchlist although the main story in this actionadventure firm is fictional, the star of the movie, motorcycle daredevil evel knievel, portrays himself. In viva knievel, the daredevil foils a drug shipment, charms a mother superior, reunites a longestranged father and son, inspires crippled children to walk, woos a feminist news photographer and makes a 150foot jump over a cage full of lions. Viva knievel 1977, directed by gordon douglas through. I actually saw this film back in 70s in the theater. I wanted to like this movie, even for its bad qualities, but viva knievel. Dvd and bluray clearance sale series the one and only real live evel knievel in his first dramatic movie role. Evel knievel, gene kelly, lauren hutton, red buttons, leslie nielsen, cameron mitchell. Hes powered his harley over cars, trucks, lions, infernos and plummeted headlong into a canyon.
Gene kelly as knievels sidekick is one of the more bizarre roles for any hollywood legend. I bought this for my year old son who is into evel knievel. Knieval in film viva knieval 1977 robert craig evel. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. There are many wellknown actors in this film and all of them take a backseat to evel knievel, whom they all speak of as if hes a cross between gary cooper and jesus christ.
Original 1977 viva knievel movie quad, classic retro movie. Douglas kitsch masterpiece starts as evel knievel as himself sneaks into an orphanage at midnight to distribute evel knievel action figures. Evel knievel stars as evel knievel in a film about evel. The legendary stuntman plans his most incredible stunt yet while battling the mob in this actionadventure.
Each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film. Lauren hutton comes to the aid of an injured evel knievel in a scene from the film viva knievel. The action centers on knievel as he prepares to make a stunt. Immensely enjoyable to watch, despite basically every creative decision being odd. Usa 1977 when you think of evel knievel, a variety of phrases probably pop into your head, none of them being. The plainsman 1966 original quad film poster guy stockwell, leslie nielsen. Evel knievel complete wembley bus jump may 1975 part one. Staring evel knievel, leslie nielsen, eric olson and marjoe gortner. Darren aronofsky in early talks for evel knievel biopic film. Family counselor, feminist, or friend to nuns everywhere. Daredevil motorcyclist evel knievel had gained a nationwide following, especially among kids, so why not vroom onto the big screen. You also get jumps over trucks, cars, over a cage full of lions and.
Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Buy viva knievel movie posters from movie poster shop. But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet. I have no idea if any of it remotely resembles the actual life of motorcycle showman evel knievel i doubt it but that does nothing to detract from the film. In his cinematic debut, evel knievel playing himself stars in this edgeofyourseat picaroesque tale about a daredevil motorcyclist who is being sabotaged by a band of drugdealing gangsters who want to have him murdered before he can complete his jump in mexico. In other words, what should be campish fun, but instead, turns out to be intolerable boredom. Original viva knievel harley davidsons for sale on ebay. Knievel plays it like he is performing in a kids movie, but then the rest of the movie is a 70s drug smuggling actionerthriller.
I believe this is one of leslie nielsens last heavyserious roles. Juurakkotukka gene kelly is amazing even in this one. You also get jumps over trucks, cars, over a cage full of lions and tigers, and more, more. Aug 09, 20 for sale on ebay right now are two original harleydavidson sportsters ridden by legendary stuntman evel knievel in the film viva knievel. His death was preceded by more than 40 years of constant battle against the persistent pain of broken bones and severe trauma after jumping and crashing motorcycles like no man had ever done before. All within this one film, knievel helps an orphanage, unites an estranged father gene kelly with his son, defeats a drug lord leslie nielson. Notwithstanding the poster touting his first dramatic movie role, knievel is in his own image twofisted, unafraid of danger, friend to orphans, et al. The thin man 1934 starring myrna loy and william powell along with sam fullers merrills marauders 1962 are new to bluray.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. No question, this is one of the most hilarious, festering sores ever committed to celluloid, starting with red, white and blue credits, and a theme song thatll burn a path to your brainpan one fine day, a man came to town, a king of the road, with a helmet for a crown, a motorcycle bird who is never comin down. Original 1977 viva knievel movie quad, classic retro movie, motor cross action. Jul 17, 2014 evel knievel 1971 movie this is the best quality version of the movie that i have seen. Well this movie feels like a way too long episode of charlies angels, but i love it anyway. With evel knievel, gene kelly, lauren hutton, red buttons. Viva knievel is a 1977 american actionadventure film directed by gordon douglas and starring evel knievel as himself, gene kelly, and lauren hutton. But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet under. The japaneseamerican animated sapce adventure johnny cypher in dimension zero. The first is the flying eagle stratocycle, which is one of two used in the movie. Its a campy actionadventure movie with knievel playing himself.
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