Taglines: 3 Times the Laughs. 3 Times the Stupid. 3 Times the Pain.
Jackass 3D (also known as Jackass 3) is a 2010 American 3D comedy film and the fourth film (following Jackass 2.5) in the Jackass series. It was released on October 15, 2010 by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films to American theaters and marked the 10th anniversary of the franchise, which started in 2000. This is the last Jackass film that Ryan Dunn appeared in before his death in 2011.
Beavis and Butt-head introduce the film by explaining 3D technology. The opening sequence features the cast lining up and then being attacked by various objects in slow-motion. The opening sequence, as well as many of the stunts, were filmed with Phantom high speed cameras which shoot at 1,000 frames per second.
Jackass 3D follows the same premise as the past movies and the television series. It is a compilation of various pranks, stunts and skits, and has no plot. Some of the stunts that were featured in the movie included tether ball being played with a beehive filled with Africanized bees, a tooth being pulled out with a Lamborghini, using super mighty glue to take off chest hair and much more. The final stunt includes Steve-O being launched in the air while inside a portable toilet (which was achieved by connecting the port-a-potty to bungee cords) filled with excrement.
The closing skit is done in a similar fashion as the introduction, but uses explosions as objects are thrown at the cast to the tune of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. After the explosions are finished, the cast members are flushed away by a wave pool. As in the past two Jackass films, comedian Rip Taylor makes an appearance before the credits roll, celebrating the end of the film in overly dramatic fashion.
As the ending credits play, a retrospective is shown with clips from the original show along with old photographs of cast and crew set to Weezer’s “Memories”, the movie’s single. Johnny Knoxville’s daughter, Madison, is also seen in the ending credits, joining in on the prank fun.
Jackass 3D (2010)
Directed by: Jeff Tremaine
Starring: Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O, Spike Jonze, Ehren McGhehey, Dave England, Preston Lacy, Chris Pontius, April Margera, Tony Hawk, Eric Koston
Screenplay by: Preston Lacey
Production Design by: James Peter Blackmon, Seth Meisterman
Cinematography by: Lance Bangs, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Rick Kosick
Film Editing by: Seth Casriel, Matt Kosinski, Matthew Probst
Set Decoration by: Mike Kassak
Art Direction by: James Peter Blackmon, Seth Meisterman
Music by: Amjad Albasel
MPAA Rating: R for male nudity, extremely crude and dangerous stunts throughout, and for language.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: October 15, 2010
