Summaries

He's powered his Harley over cars, trucks, lions, infernos and plummeted headlong into a canyon. But if the mob has its way, his next incredible leap will land him six feet under.

Motorcycle stuntman Evel Knievel is offered a fortune to perform in Mexico. What Evel doesn't know is that they're planning to kill him and use his body to ship cocaine into the U.S. His chief mechanic, who is an alcoholic, is weary of the whole thing and discovers something, but before he can tell Evel he is sent to a rehab clinic for drug addicts, which Evel doesn't believe he is. He goes to see him who tells Evel what he found out but is still in the dark as what is happening.[email protected]

As the legendary stuntman travels to Mexico to prepare for one of his greatest stunts yet, he takes time out of his schedule to meet his fans, help out lonely orphans, and try to get his alcoholic mechanic to reconcile with his son. While all of this is going on, Evel's main rival is plotting to have Evel killed and then get rich by using the Team Evel 18-wheeler to smuggle cocaine into America.—Jean-Marc Rocher <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • tiger
  • nun
  • lion
  • hospital visit
  • evel knievel character
Genres
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Crime
  • Biography
Release date May 31, 1977
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG
Countries of origin United States
Language English Spanish
Filming locations Veterans Memorial Stadium - 508 E. Lew Davis Street, Long Beach, California, USA
Production companies Warner Bros. Sherrill C. Corwin Productions Metropolitan Theaters

Box office

Budget $5000000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 46m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 2.39 : 1

Synopsis

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