Being Evel

Being Evel is a 2015 American documentary film about daredevil Evel Knievel, directed by Daniel Junge. The film documents his real life story until his death in 2007. It debuted at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in January.^[1] It was produced by Jackass star Johnny Knoxville, who is one of the film's main interviewees.^[1][2]

Being Evel
Film poster
Directed by	Daniel Junge
Written by	Davis Coombe Daniel Junge
Produced by	Daniel Junge Jeff Tremaine Johnny Knoxville Mat Hoffman Brendan Kiernan Justin Moore-Lewy
Starring	Evel Knievel George Hamilton Johnny Knoxville Mat Hoffman Travis Pastrana Tony Hawk Seth Enslow Lathan McKay Sheldon Saltman Ken Berg Mark Lisac Ray Gunn Kelly Knievel Linda Knievel
Cinematography	Robert Muratore
Edited by	Davis Coombe
Music by	John Jennings Boyd
Production companies	Dickhouse Productions HeLo
Distributed by	Gravitas Ventures
Release date	January 25, 2015 (2015-01-25) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Release

The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It was also screened at the Sydney Film Festival in June 2015, and London Film Festival in October 2015.

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes calculated a 97% approval rating based on 36 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "Insightful and swiftly paced, Being Evel is an entertaining, well-crafted overview of an unforgettable character."^[3]