A Farewell to Extreme Stunts

The legendary collective known for their death-defying pranks and boundary-pushing stunts, Jackass, is preparing for one final spectacle. The upcoming project, Jackass: Best and Last, is officially marketed as the fifth and final feature film for the daring group.

Johnny Knoxville, the group’s frontman, shared his perspective during the film's London premiere.

“Oh, it’s it. Stuntmen and milk both have an expiration date, so I feel like it’s time to stop,”
Knoxville remarked. At 55, he joked about their maturity levels, adding, “I think we’re older, I don’t know about wiser. We didn’t start with much, nor pick up much along the way.”


Mixing Legacy with New Chaos

Under the direction of Jeff Tremaine, the movie serves as a retrospective, combining fresh, high-intensity footage with rare, previously unseen moments from the group's 25-year history. The film also features stunts that were once deemed too extreme for television or were left on the cutting room floor in previous iterations.

The new sequences maintain the classic Jackass spirit, featuring:

  • A high-stakes escape room scenario.
  • Performances on an electrified balance beam.
  • Humorous and cringe-inducing segments involving medical procedures like prostate exams.

“It’s about half and half, new stuff and old stuff; it’s really sort of our favorite things,” noted Tremaine. “You just kind of meet us where we are. We’re getting older, so you got to get prostate exams and colonoscopies, so we played with all that.”


An Emotional Look Back

The film reunites core cast members, including Steve-O, Chris Pontius, and Jason “Wee Man” Acuna, while introducing a unique new member: a humanoid robot named Larry. Archival footage also honors the group’s history, featuring appearances by the late Ryan Dunn and Bam Margera.

For the cast, the project carries significant emotional weight. “It’s like a biography of our lives, of our adult lives. This movie’s oddly emotional, especially for us,” Knoxville explained. Chris Pontius echoed this sentiment, noting that while the series is ending, the brotherhood remains intact. “It’s sad that this will be the last ‘Jackass’ movie but we’ll still all be together. We’ll make more different stuff together, because it’s very rare that you have this kind of chemistry.”

Ultimately, Knoxville believes the franchise represents something deeper than just physical comedy. “That’s up to everybody else, but I think ultimately, aside from all the stunts and pranks and male nudity, I think it’s about friendship,” he concluded. Jackass: Best and Last, distributed by Paramount Pictures, is scheduled to hit theaters globally on June 25.