Viva Knievel!

Viva Knievel! (1977)

The one and only real live Evel Knievel in his first dramatic movie role.

The legendary stuntman plans his most incredible stunt yet while battling the mob in this action-adventure.

Date of release
1977-06-10
TMDB
4.0 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Adventure, Action, Comedy, Thriller
Director
Gordon Douglas

Casting

Interesting facts

Viva Knievel! is a 1977 American action film directed by Gordon Douglas and starring Evel Knievel, Gene Kelly and Lauren Hutton, with an ensemble supporting cast including Red Buttons, Leslie Nielsen, Cameron Mitchell, Frank Gifford, Dabney Coleman and Marjoe Gortner.

Production

The film was released under the Irwin Allen banner, with Allen serving as the uncredited Supervisor Producer. Irwin Allen's wife, Sheila Allen, has a credited role as Sister Charity.

For the more dangerous motorcycle stunts, the producers hired stuntman Gary Charles Davis (left uncredited), who had to do stunts such as crashing the motorcycle twice. The footage used for Jessie's failed jump was actually of Knievel's May 1975 crash at Wembley Stadium.

Although the film features a romantic subplot between Knievel and Lauren Hutton's character, he was married and had three children at the time the film was released. Neither Knievel's wife Linda nor his children are mentioned in the film.

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