Anyone who watched Jackass Forever in 2022 knows that it regularly felt like the punches got louder while the guys tried less hard, if that makes sense. Although most of the stunts weren’t as reckless as previous versions of the franchise (many of the guys are sober now, too), even with some young blood added, the main cast is much older. There is nothing that hammers this concept more than Johnny Knoxville’s choice to get into a ring with a bull again, with disastrous results.
Now, there’s talk about how it feels and whether a potential Jackass Five could take on these types of sketches again.
Throughout the history of Jackass, bulls have been a mainstay. In both Donkey films to date, there has been a bull-like segment. In the first film, the plot of the stunt was simple, and the cast members were only tasked with getting into a ring and running through a bull. In Jackass Number Two, the plot was especially strengthened, with four of the boys on a swing of sorts trying to outwit the other while an angry bull charged.
Jackass 3-D has what is the funniest bull sketch, in my opinion, where Johnny Knoxville dresses up in camouflaged paint to look like a farm (but with a giant target literally painted on his back).
But when Jackass 3-d came out in 2010, Knoxville wasn’t even 40 years old. In 2022, when Jackass Forever premiered, the comedian and stuntman was in his 50s. Honestly, it’s a big difference in terms of the agility and fragility of your body, but in the end he settled on the fourth film.
Frankly, the stunt is heartbreaking, the bull is bigger and angrier, and we see a picture of a worried Steve-O (after admitting on camera that he hates this stunt more than anything the gang does) before Knoxville is literally powed and knocked out. Everything is shown in front of the camera and this led to the double going to the hospital. Knoxville spoke outspoken about his brain injury struggles after the incident, though he said he has no regrets.
We’ll talk more about the main injury Knoxville suffered on the set of Jackass Forever in just a minute, however, Knoxville also explained why he thought a bullshot was necessary in the newest film in the franchise. He said he knew this would likely be his last chance to perform great stunts, even if the Jackass Five ever did them.
When I started this movie I knew it would be the last time I would do great stunts. I didn’t know I was going to get so hurt, but I was the one who caused it. I have nothing to complain about, only things I’m grateful for.
Now, however, they’ve made a “promise” to their children that they won’t suffer any more concussions, if they ever do the first stunts again. During a recent appearance on The Tonight Show, he explained to Fallon the express agreement he had with his family.
I promised my kids that I wouldn’t do any more stunts or threaten a concussion. I’ve had too many concussions. I don’t care if I need to break my arm or wrist or whatever, but I can’t get concussions anymore.
Which makes sense. Knoxville said the stunt was poorly designed from the start and that this time the bull just wasn’t thrilled with his antics.
I wanted to do a magic trick in an arena. I wanted to play a prank on an animal, and that’s what we came up with.
Director Jeff Tremaine admitted that the stunt knocked the actor unconscious for 3 or 4 minutes in the same interview with Variety. And Steve-O called it “disappointing” to see Johnny Knoxville put his body at the mercy of a bull. A little more committed to his own non-public safety, he hasn’t stopped writing down Jackass’s ideas, also telling Fallon:
Look, I understand why Knoxville wanted to engage in a bull trick for one last movie, especially since a lot of the stunts in the last movie were a little more tame and this stunt upped the ante a bit in terms of danger. While I’m pleased for him that he doesn’t look back and regret his choice, I’m also glad that his kids suggested that he stay with his feet firmly planted out of the sand to move forward.
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