Viva Knievel! (1977) - full transcript
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.
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* ONE FINE DAY
* A MAN CAME TO TOWN
* A KING OF THE ROAD
* WITH A HELMET
FOR A CROWN *
* A MOTORCYCLE BIRD
* WHO IS NEVER COMIN' DOWN
* IT'S A ONE-MAN GAME
* WHEN THEY CALL HIS NAME
* SINGIN' VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* HE'LL TAKE THAT CHANCE
* AND MAKE THAT LEAP
* HE'S A MAN WITH A DREAM
* AND A PROMISE TO KEEP
* AND THERE'S NOTHIN'
TOO HIGH *
* AND THERE'S
NOTHIN' TOO STEEP *
* WHEN HE MEETS THAT CROWD
* THEY SHOUT OUT LOUD
* SINGIN' VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA * VIVA *
HEY.
HEY, PETE.
EVEL.
HI, PETE. HOW YOU DOING?
I'M JUST FINE, EVEL,
BUT MY NAME'S DAN.
PETE AND I
SWITCHED BEDS.
YOU'RE REALLY HERE.
SAID I'D BE.
I TOLD THOSE GUYS
YOU WOULDN'T FORGET.
I WAS JUST HELD UP
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.
HERE.
GEE, THANKS.
DON'T WRECK THEM
BOTH TODAY.
DON'T WORRY.
I'M GOING TO SEE
THE REST OF THE KIDS.
HEY.
HEY.
HEY, PETE.
HEY, LOOK.
EVEL!
OOH, OOH, OOH.
BACK OFF, LITTLE GUY.
QUIET, YOU GUYS.
SORRY. FORGOT
ABOUT YOUR ACCIDENT.
HOW YOU FEELING?
HOW DO I LOOK?
SUPER.
THAT'S ME,
SUPER EVEL.
HOW'S EVERYTHING?
FINE. HOW YOU DOING?
EVEL!
OH, EVEL.
YOU GUYS, EVEL.
EVEL!
SHH! WOW!
HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOW YOU DOING?
LOOK WHAT
I BROUGHT YOU.
OH, ALL RIGHT!
MAN!
OH, WOW.
FOR ALL OF YOU.
EVEL, THANK YOU!
EVEL, EVEL, LOOK.
LOOK AT ME.
WHEN I SAW YOU WALK
AWAY FROM THAT CRASH
IN ENGLAND,
I FIGURED I
COULD DO IT, TOO.
YOU'RE THE REASON
I'M WALKING, EVEL.
YOU'RE THE REASON.
OH, WALLY, THAT'S GREAT.
I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
SO PROUD.
THANKS.
WHAT THE DEVIL...
KNIEVEL.
SISTER CHARITY.
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT.
YOU LOOK JUST AS PRETTY
AS A PICTURE.
NONE OF YOUR BLARNEY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY COMING HERE
IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT,
WAKING THESE CHILDREN
OUT OF A SOUND SLEEP,
ARRIVING UNINVITED
AND UNANNOUNCED?
SISTER, I PROMISED
I'D BE HERE.
EVERY ONE OF YOU,
BACK INTO YOUR BEDS
INSTANTLY,
AND YOU, MR. KNIEVEL,
I'D LIKE A LITTLE WORD
WITH YOU.
SEE YOU LATER,
EVEL.
BYE, EVEL.
DARN YOU, EVEL.
YOU COULD HAVE WAITED
TILL TOMORROW.
TOMORROW
WOULD BE TOO LATE.
I HAVE TO BE
IN LOS ANGELES.
WELL, IN THAT CASE,
I FORGIVE YOU.
I DIDN'T FORGET
YOUR FAVORITE FUDGE.
I PICKED IT UP
IN NEW YORK.
OH, YOU'RE WICKED.
YOU KNOW I'LL GET FAT.
DON'T WORRY.
NOBODY WILL NOTICE.
THANK YOU, BROTHER EVEL.
THANK YOU, SISTER CHARITY.
EVEL?
GOD BLESS.
[BAND PLAYS
WASHINGTON POST MARCH]
[TRUCK HORN HONKS]
[HONK]
[HONK]
MR. ANDREWS,
WE CAN'T PUT SEATS
ON THE INFIELD.
IT WILL BLOCK
THE NORTH EXIT.
ARE YOU BLIND?
WE'VE GOT AN EXIT
RIGHT THERE.
IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY,
PEOPLE NEED
MORE THAN ONE WAY OUT.
YOU WERE HIRED
TO PUT UP SEATS.
DO IT, OR I'LL
GET SOMEONE ELSE.
GET LOST.
HIYA, PAL.
HIYA, PAL.
HEY!
YOU'RE THROUGH TRYING
TO GET EVEL KILLED.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
EVEL NEEDS MORE ROOM.
THERE WERE
BLEACHER SEATS
ON THE FIELD
LAST JUMP.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
EVEL IS MY PAL, TOO.
SURE. AS LONG AS
HE FILLS YOUR POCKETS
WITH BLOOD MONEY.
LOOK,
I'LL GIVE YOU ODDS
THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE SEATS
ON THE INFIELD.
IF YOU DO,
I'LL MAKE KINDLING WOOD
OUT OF THEM AND YOU.
GET YOUR PAWS OFF ME.
THE STADIUM OWNER SOLD
THOSE TICKETS, NOT ME.
LIAR.
I CHECKED IT OUT.
WILL.
BEN, I'M SORRY.
YEAH. SORRY. KEEP
THAT GORILLA OFF ME,
OR I'LL GET SOMEBODY
THAT'LL HANDLE IT FOR ME.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
NOW YOU'RE
PICKING FIGHTS.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU CAN'T STRAIGHTEN
IT OUT OUT HERE.
THERE'S WORK TO DO.
COME ON.
LET'S GET WITH IT.
O.K., I'LL
GO SEE WHAT'S
IN THE TREASURE CHEST
FOR THE KIDS.
EVEL!
EVEL!
EVEL!
EVEL!
CAN I HAVE
YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
SORRY FOR THE DELAY.
I WAS OUT LATE LAST NIGHT.
WHAT'S YOUR COMMENT
ON THAT BIG JUMP
JESSIE HAMMOND
MADE IN TAMPA?
JESSIE WHO?
PEOPLE
THINK JESSIE'S
PUSHING YOU HARD
FOR THE NUMBER ONE
SPOT.
JESSIE'S A FINE KID
AND A GOOD JUMPER,
BUT IF YOU'RE
NOT KNIEVEL,
YOU'RE NOT NUMBER ONE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT! RIGHT!
RIGHT! RIGHT!
MR. KNIEVEL,
CAN I TELL YOU
WHAT TO WRITE?
I'VE KNOWN WHAT TO WRITE
TO PRETTY GIRLS
EVER SINCE I WAS
IN KINDERGARTEN.
WOW, THAT'S SOME RING.
IS THAT A DIAMOND?
NO. THOSE AREN'T DIAMONDS.
WHAT ARE THEY?
PORTABLE TELEVISION.
TUNE IT TO YOUR
FAVORITE CHANNEL.
[HELICOPTER]
WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE, FOLKS.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
THANKS FOR, UH,
BUSTING IN LIKE THIS
AND TAKING AWAY MY PLAY.
DON'T MENTION IT.
IT WAS EASY.
YOU MUST DIG
MAKING ENEMIES, MISS.
WHO? ME?
AND, UH, I'M NO MISS.
THEN YOU'RE A MRS., AND
YOU DIG MAKING ENEMIES.
WRONG AGAIN. IT'S MS.
M-S.
OH, THAT MAKES YOU
ONE OF THEM.
THAT MAKES YOU
ONE OF THOSE.
I'M JUST A MAN
DOING MY OWN THING.
ARE YOU, UH, A WOMAN
OR A MS.?
MR. KNIEVEL, CHANCES
ARE YOU'LL NEVER KNOW.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT?
YOU TAKE EVERY EDGE
YOU CAN GET.
FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN OF
THE LOCAL COMPETITION,
I THINK I STARTED HERE
WITH AN EDGE.
ACTUALLY, YOU MIGHT
CALL IT A DOWNRIGHT
UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST
BLOWHARDS I'VE EVER HEARD.
TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
NOW I KNOW.
I SAID I WAS OUT
LATE LAST NIGHT.
YOU'RE KATE MORGAN,
THE FEARLESS PHOTOGRAPHER.
SO THEY SENT THE CHUMP
OUT TO SHOOT THE CHAMP.
YOU ARE GOING TO SEE
A GREAT JUMP, HONEY.
MISS...
OR SHOULD I SAY, MS.
KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE STILL WRONG.
I'M NOT HERE
TO SHOOT YOU JUMPING.
MY EDITORS WOULDN'T
WASTE FILM ON THAT.
MY ASSIGNMENT
IS TO SHOOT YOU
IN CASE THIS
IS YOUR LAST JUMP.
I'M NOT GOING TO QUIT.
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
BOY, YOU'RE REAL CUTE,
AREN'T YOU?
O.K., KIDS,
LET'S GET BACK
TO WHAT WE WERE DOING.
SIGN MY
AUTOGRAPH BOOK.
IS THAT
THE SAME BIKE
YOU'RE USING
IN THE BIG JUMP?
SAME ONE.
WHERE'S
YOUR HOMETOWN?
MONTANA, HONEY.
WHEN WILL YOU FLY OVER
THE CANYON AGAIN?
I NEVER LOST
ANYTHING THERE.
I WON'T GO BACK.
WHEN
WERE YOU FIRST
CALLED EVEL?
I WAS SUCH
A GOOD LITTLE BOY,
THEY NICKNAMED ME EVEL.
EXCUSE ME FOR A MINUTE.
HERE COMES MY CADDIE.
WE'VE GOT BUSINESS
TO DO.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
EXCUSE US.
KIDS, WATCH OUT
A MINUTE, WILL YOU?
GIVE US
A STATEMENT.
I WILL
WHEN I COME OUT.
JUST KEEP
PRINTING THE PAPERS.
WILL'S REACHED
THE END OF THE LINE.
WE TRAVEL TOGETHER.
WE'VE A LONG WAY TO GO.
NOT WITH HIM.
HE'S A DRUNK.
DROP HIM BEFORE
HE GETS YOU KILLED.
I'LL NEVER BE HARMED
ON ACCOUNT OF WILL.
HE'LL FINISH YOU
WITHOUT TRYING,
HIM AND A BOTTLE.
BEN, THE CLOCK
STOPPED FOR HIM
10 LONG YEARS AGO,
BUT UP UNTIL THEN,
HE WAS THE GREATEST
MOTORCYCLE JUMPER
IN THE WORLD.
NOW HE'S THE GREATEST
BOOZER IN THE WORLD.
YOU STILL
DON'T UNDERSTAND.
EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW
THAT GUY TAUGHT ME.
WHEN I'M OUT JUMPING,
THE CROWD SHOULD CHEER
HIM AS WELL AS ME.
HA.
WHAT'S THE COUNT?
42,500--
HALF YOUR ADVANCE.
WITH THE SAME GUARANTEE
YOU ASKED FOR.
YOU'VE GOT IT.
YOU'RE A LITTLE SHORT,
AREN'T YOU?
SHORT? HEH HEH.
COUNT IT YOURSELF.
I COUNTED IT TWICE.
NO. IT'S ALL THERE.
YOU OWE ME MONEY
FOR THE BLEACHER
SEATS YOU SOLD
AT THE LAST JUMP.
WHAT IS THIS,
JUDGMENT DAY?
THAT'S OVER RIGHT NOW.
I AM GOOD AND SICK
AND TIRED
OF HAVING ROCKS THROWN
AT ME.
I'VE TAKEN ALL I'M GOING
TO TAKE FROM THIS OUTFIT.
FIRST YOUR FALLING-DOWN,
BOOZEHOUND BUDDY
BRACES ME OFF
AND NOW YOU.
BACK OFF! YOU'RE NOT
MY JUDGE AND JURY!
I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE!
SO YOU
DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY,
BUT YOU
STOLE FROM ME...
PROMOTER.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT OUT?
GET OUT!
RIGHT NOW.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT OUT.
I--I--
I DON'T WANT OUT.
NO, SIR.
I DON'T WANT OUT.
LOOK, LOOK,
WE GOT A JUMP.
WE'RE ALL READY.
WE'RE ALL SET.
LOOK, I GOT
NO COMPLAINTS, EVEL.
NO COMPLAINTS AT ALL.
I SWEAR I'M HAPPY.
I'M HAPPY.
YEAH. O.K., HAPPY MAN.
MAKE ME HAPPY.
PAY ME WHAT YOU OWE ME.
NO PAY...
NO EVEL.
O.K. O.K., ALL YOU
GOT TO DO IS--
ALL YOU GOT TO DO
IS ASK. THAT'S ALL.
HERE.
HERE YOU ARE.
HERE. 1, 2, 3--
IT WASN'T
A SELLOUT, YOU KNOW?
YOUR FRIEND EVEL KNIEVEL
HAS MADE A DEAL
FOR ANOTHER
RECORD-MAKING JUMP
AT ANOTHER
RECORD-MAKING PRICE,
$85,000.
YEAH. I SAW THE PAPERS,
MR. MILLARD.
HEY, JESSIE,
I'M THE NUMBER ONE
SPORTS PROMOTER.
YOU STICK WITH ME,
I'LL MAKE YOU THE NUMBER
ONE BIKE JUMPER.
WHAT, IS THAT A PROMISE?
THAT'S A CONTRACT.
GOOD. I LIKE THAT.
COME HERE.
NOW, YOU START TONIGHT.
THAT'S THE BEGINNING.
WE GO FROM THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S AS GOOD AS DONE.
HOW'D YOU MAKE OUT?
HERE ARE THE BLOW-UPS.
SIT DOWN.
DOES THIS JESSIE
KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT OUR PLANS?
ABOUT HIS PART
OF THE PLANS,
HELPING US GET EVEL
TO MEXICO.
I'M STILL AGAINST
HIM MAKING OUR DEAL
WITH KNIEVEL.
HE DOUBLE-CROSSED
EVEL ONCE.
THEY'LL KICK
HIS BUTT OUT.
NO. I'VE STUDIED KNIEVEL.
HE'S A BIG MAN.
HE DOESN'T HOLD A GRUDGE.
HE FORGIVES AND FORGETS.
JESSIE WAS ONCE
HIS BEST FRIEND.
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE'S A LOT
RIDING ON THIS.
MORE THAN A LOT.
WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING.
WHAT ABOUT THE BIKES?
WELL, BASICALLY, THEY'RE
STANDARD HARLEYS.
THEY'VE MADE A FEW
MINOR GEARING CHANGES,
BUT NOTHING
WE CAN'T HANDLE.
WHAT ABOUT THE TRUCK?
WELL,
THEY'VE GOT GOLD-LEAF
LETTERING HERE, UH...
CUSTOM DOORS,
CUSTOM WINDOWS,
SPECIAL WHEEL COVERS.
THE BIG PROBLEM'S
THE INTERIOR MATCH-UP.
I'M TAKING CARE
OF THAT PROBLEM TONIGHT.
WHAT'S OUR TOTAL
INVESTMENT SO FAR?
WELL, UH,
THIS IS THE EASY PART.
50,000, GIVE
OR TAKE A FEW DOLLARS.
THE BIG MONEY
IS IN PAYING FOR
THE MERCHANDISE--
$3,600,000.
IT'S A LITTLE HIGH.
SO I SPENT A LITTLE MORE
THAN I FIGURED,
I MAKE A LITTLE MORE
THAN I FIGURED.
HOW ABOUT THE TRAILER?
IT SHOULD BE HERE
ANY TIME.
BARTON'S BRINGING IT IN.
HEH HEH HEH.
I GUESS NEITHER
OF US HAS CHANGED.
I'D HAVE BET
YOU'D BE OUT HERE.
JUST DOING MY JOB.
EVEL DEPENDS ON ME.
SOMETHING YOU
WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT--
DEPENDABILITY.
YOU MEAN WHEN
EVEL AND I WERE TOURING
AND I SPLIT?
THE WORD IS QUIT.
OH, COME ON. I WAS NEW,
JUST STARTING OUT.
I HAD A BETTER OFFER.
IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
NOT FOR ME. IT WAS
JUST LIKE YESTERDAY.
THEN WE COULD
DRINK TO TOMORROW.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
BET YOU STILL KEEP IT
IN THE SAME PLACE.
DID YOU EVER THINK
OF BUYING A BOTTLE?
YEAH, BUT IF I DID,
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE
TO BITCH AT ME FOR?
EVERYTHING.
AHH!
OH, BOY.
OH, THAT
SURE HIT THE SPOT.
HEY, GIVE ME
SOME OF THAT.
SURE.
THERE YOU GO, PAL.
HEY, WHERE'S EVEL?
JUST FOLLOW THE CROWDS,
JUNIOR.
JUST FOLLOW THE CROWDS.
SEE YOU, WILL.
WILL.
WILL?
FOR GOD'S SAKES,
WHEN ARE YOU GOING
TO STOP TRYING
TO KILL YOURSELF?
THE BIKES ARE READY.
YEAH, BUT HOW ABOUT YOU?
LOOK AT YOU.
YOU'RE TRYING
TO DESTROY YOURSELF.
HERE'S THE PROOF.
I WON'T LET YOU COMMIT
SUICIDE AROUND ME.
HEY, EVEL!
YA-HOO.
WHOO!
JESSIE.
HEY, THERE, EVEL.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE DOWN
IN FLORIDA DOING GREAT.
I TIED INTO SOMETHING
BETTER HERE.
THAT'S WHY I CAME
TO TALK TO YOU.
SURE.
I'LL BE AROUND.
DO ME A FAVOR.
LET ME BORROW THAT HELMET.
HI.
HI.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OUT HERE TODAY?
JUST MESSING AROUND.
FOR A BIKE STORY,
YOU OUGHT
TO KNOW MORE.
EVER RIDDEN
ONE OF THESE?
NO.
LET'S GO FOR A RIDE.
NO, THANK YOU.
I HAVE EQUIPMENT
TO CHECK OUT.
YOU'RE, UH,
CHICKEN, HUH?
YOU O.K.?
THAT WAS SWEET.
SWEET?
I GUESS THE EXCITING PART
IS THE JUMP, HUH?
DAD?
DAD?
I'M TOMMY.
YOUR SON.
WHERE THE HELL
DID YOU COME FROM?
I'M THROUGH WITH SCHOOL.
I GRADUATED.
GRADUATED?
FROM WHAT, KINDERGARTEN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU GRADUATED?
OUR SCHOOL ONLY GOES UP
TO THE SIXTH GRADE.
I'M--I'M READY
FOR JUNIOR HIGH NOW.
OH, WELL,
YOU STILL HAVEN'T
ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHOULDN'T YOU BE
IN SUMMER CAMP
OR SOMEWHERE?
THE SCHOOL
WROTE YOU A LETTER
ASKING ABOUT THE SUMMER,
BUT YOU NEVER WROTE BACK.
OH, WELL,
I MOVE AROUND A LOT.
SOMETIMES,
LETTERS GET LOST.
SO MAYBE I DIDN'T
GET NO LETTER, HUH?
I'M GLAD TO MEET YOU.
WELL, Y-Y-YOU'LL
GET ALL MESSED UP.
YOU KNOW,
I WORK FOR A LIVING.
PLEASE?
WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO LIKE IT AROUND HERE,
NO BREAKFAST IN BED.
WE MAKE OUR OWN BEDS
IN SCHOOL.
HERE.
WHAT'S THAT?
SCRAPBOOK.
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS.
OH, WELL, EVEL LIKES
TO READ ABOUT HIMSELF.
THEY'RE ABOUT YOU.
HERE'S WHERE
YOU JUMPED IN NEW YORK,
AND THAT'S WHERE
YOU WERE NUMBER ONE
IN TEXAS.
I'VE BEEN
COLLECTING THINGS
ABOUT YOU
ALL MY LIFE, SIR.
WELL, FORGET IT
LIKE I DID.
IT'S ANCIENT HISTORY.
[CAR APPROACHING]
HEY...YOU MUST BE TOMMY.
I RECOGNIZE YOU
FROM YOUR PICTURES.
BOY, IT'S GREAT
TO SEE YOU.
WELCOME ABOARD
THE S.S. KNIEVEL.
GLAD TO MEET YOU,
MR. KNIEVEL.
HEY, EVEL TO YOU, PAL.
WHAT A SURPRISE.
YOUR DAD DIDN'T TELL ME
YOU WERE COMING.
COME ON, WILL.
LET'S SHOW TOMMY AROUND.
NO, THANKS.
I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.
GO AHEAD.
TOMMY, YOUR DAD
TAKES GREAT CARE
OF THESE BIKES FOR ME.
HE'S THE BEST
IN THE WORLD AT IT.
THAT HELPS TAKE CARE
OF MY LIFE, TOO.
YOU WANT
TO SEE MY VAN?
I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.
I'VE LIKED IT
SINCE I READ ABOUT IT,
MR. KNIEVEL--
I MEAN, EVEL.
BOY, THIS IS GOING TO BE
A GREAT SUMMER, TOMMY.
WE'RE ALL GOING
TO BE TOGETHER NOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
WHAT'S THIS,
SOME OF
THE MERCHANDISE WE GOT?
[MILLARD]
THAT'S A SAMPLE.
IT WOULD APPEAR
TO BE THE REAL THING.
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.
NOW DON'T FORGET,
JESSIE,
WHEN THIS IS OVER,
YOU'LL BE
NUMBER ONE BIKER
AND ABLE TO AFFORD
ALL OF YOUR PLEASURES,
GREAT AND SMALL.
YES, SIR,
MR. MILLARD.
[CHUCKLES]
WELL, THERE HE IS.
GOT THE CHECKS?
OH, YES.
JESSIE, GO TO WORK.
YOU'LL BE A MILLIONAIRE.
I THINK YOU SHOULD BE
HANDLING IT YOURSELF.
THIS WAY IS BETTER.
HE'S NOT QUICK ENOUGH
FOR THESE NEGOTIATIONS.
HE'S OUR BEST CHANCE.
KNIEVEL LIKES HIM.
HE GAVE JESSIE
HIS FIRST BREAK
IN THE BUSINESS.
THIS GUY MILLARD
WANTS TO BOOK US
FOR A FIVE-DAY TOUR
DOWN IN MEXICO.
YOU DRAW 100,000 BUCKS
A JUMP.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
LET ME HANDLE YOU
DOWN THERE.
I'LL GET YOU THAT MUCH
FOR THE TACO CONCESSION.
BEN, WE'RE NOT
HOOKED UP FOR LIFE.
DON'T BE GREEDY.
TOO LATE TO CHANGE.
LISTEN, EVEL,
ANYBODY CAN TALK MONEY,
BUT MILLARD MEANS IT.
HERE'S 5 POST-DATED CHECKS
FOR $100,000 APIECE.
EVERY TIME YOU DO A JUMP,
YOU CASH A CHECK.
THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT.
YOU'RE HOLDING
HALF A MILLION BUCKS
IN YOUR HAND.
LIKE A SAID, JESSIE,
IT'S A LOT OF BREAD,
BUT MILLARD WANTS ME
RIGHT NOW.
I MADE A DEAL WITH BEN
FOR TWO MORE JUMPS.
I GAVE HIM MY WORD.
WHAT HE SAYS HE'LL DO,
HE DOES.
YOU HEARD THE MAN,
JESSIE.
YOU KNOW,
BEN'S A THIEVING
LITTLE COYOTE.
HE'D SELL THE MOON
FOR A BUCK AND A HALF.
IF I STAYED UP
24 HOURS A DAY,
I'D GET MY CUT.
SORRY.
OH, I'M SORRY, TOO.
YOU THINK ABOUT IT, O.K.?
SEE YA.
NO REGARDS.
[BAND PLAYS SOUSA MARCH]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LET ME DIRECT
YOUR ATTENTION
TO THE FAR END
OF THE TRACK.
THAT'S THE EVEL KNIEVEL
CARAVAN.
TRAILERS, VANS,
TRUCKS WITH EVEL'S RAMPS
AND HIS BIKES.
THERE IS THE SKY CYCLE
THAT ALMOST CARRIED
EVEL TO HIS DEATH
AT THE SNAKE RIVER...
ALMOST.
THAT GLEAMING WHITE PICKUP
WITH EVEL'S FAVORITE JUMP BIKES
IS CUSTOM-BUILT.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE LIKE THAT
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT $3 MILLION
WORTH OF MECHANICAL WONDERS
ON PARADE.
YOU AND I ARE LUCKY,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THEY TURNED AWAY THOUSANDS
OF REQUESTS FOR TICKETS.
LOOKS AS THOUGH
EVERYONE IN CALIFORNIA
WANTS TO SEE EVEL JUMP.
RIGHT NOW YOU COULDN'T
GET A GRASSHOPPER
IN THIS ARENA.
THOSE LIONS AND TIGERS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
ARE NOT HOUSEHOLD PETS.
EACH OF THOSE CATS WEIGHS
SEVERAL HUNDRED POUNDS.
THEY DON'T LIKE STRANGERS
ON NOISY MOTORCYCLES.
AS EVEL WILL TELL YOU,
HE CAN JUMP,
BUT HE CAN'T FLY.
THERE'LL BE NOTHING BUT AIR
BETWEEN EVEL AND THOSE CATS.
THIS MAY BE
THE MOST DANGEROUS DAY
IN EVEL'S LIFE.
WILL THE WIND AFFECT
YOUR JUMP TODAY?
NO. IT WILL HELP ME.
HOW FAR ARE YOU JUMPING?
FAR ENOUGH.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S ENOUGH FOR RIGHT NOW.
I'LL SEE YOU ALL
IN A LITTLE WHILE.
GOOD LUCK, EVEL.
THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS
ARE OVER THERE.
YOU'RE OVER HERE
ALL BY YOURSELF.
WHAT ARE YOU,
A LONER?
WELL, I DON'T RUN
WITH THE PACK.
NEVER DID,
NEVER WILL.
NEITHER DO VULTURES.
OR EAGLES.
YOUR REASON FOR BEING HERE
IS DIFFERENT THAN THEIRS.
WE ALL HAVE
OUR JOBS TO DO,
RIGHT?
YOU THINK TODAY'S THE DAY
I'M GOING TO GET IT, HUH?
YOU SAID THAT.
I DIDN'T.
HEY, TOMMY.
GREAT CROWD, HUH?
SURE IS, MR. KNIEVEL.
HEY, YOU. EVEL.
EVEL.
THANKS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE GREATEST AND BRAVEST
SHOWMAN IN THE WORLD--
EVEL KNIEVEL!
IT'S ALL YOURS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU
IN LONG BEACH TODAY
WITH MY OLD PAL
FRANK GIFFORD.
I SEE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
IN THE STANDS TODAY,
SO BEFORE I MAKE THE JUMP,
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
I'D LIKE TO SAY TO YOU
THAT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME
FOR A LONG TIME.
I GO TO INDIANAPOLIS
EVERY YEAR
TO SEE THE INDY 500.
I GO THERE WITH FRIENDS
THAT DRIVE AND RACE.
EVERY YEAR WHEN
THEY GO THERE TO QUALIFY,
THEY USUALLY HAVE TO GO
AS FAST AS THEY CAN
TO GET
A FRONT-ROW POSITION.
THEY PUT NITRO
IN THEIR CARS SOMETIMES
INSTEAD OF THE FUEL
INTENDED TO BE IN THE CARS
SO THAT THEIR CARS
WILL GO FASTER,
AND THEY DO
FOR 5 OR 10 LAPS,
AND THEN THEY BLOW
ALL TO HELL.
AND YOU PEOPLE,
YOU KIDS,
IF YOU PUT NITRO
IN YOUR BODIES
IN THE FORM OF NARCOTICS
SO THAT YOU CAN DO BETTER,
OR SO THAT MAYBE YOU THINK
YOU CAN DO BETTER,
YOU WILL FOR ABOUT
5 OR 10 YEARS,
AND THEN YOU'LL BLOW
ALL TO HELL.
[SIGHS]
YOU'RE A WONDERFUL CROWD.
I'M GLAD THAT
YOU ALL MADE IT.
I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST
TO MAKE IT
RIGHT ACROSS THIS JUMP.
THANK YOU.
O.K., WILL,
LET'S CHECK
THE JUMP BIKE OUT.
I ALREADY
CHECKED IT OUT.
LET ME TAKE
A LOOK AT IT HERE.
THESE HANDLEBARS
ARE A LITTLE HIGH.
LET'S LOWER THEM.
O.K.
HEY, YOU GOT YOURSELF
A FULL-TIME JOB
TILL SCHOOL STARTS.
DAD, WILL YOU TEACH ME
HOW TO RIDE SOMETIME?
FORGET IT.
I'M AN EX-RIDER.
NOW THE MOMENT
YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
EVEL KNIEVEL ATTEMPTING
TO JUMP A CAGE
FULL OF JUNGLE KILLERS
AS HE TRIES FOR
A NEW WORLD'S RECORD
OF 150 FEET.
[GROWLING]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HERE COMES EVEL KNIEVEL,
ROARING DOWN
THE ROAD TO GLORY,
MAKING THE MOST SPECTACULAR LEAP
OF HIS LIFE!
[CROWD SCREAMS]
[SCREAMING]
HEY...
THIS AIN'T FOR KIDS!
HE'S MY FRIEND!
LET ME GO!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PLEASE STAY IN YOUR SEATS.
PLEASE STAY IN YOUR SEATS.
HELP ME OFF
WITH MY HELMET.
OH...
SORRY, MISS.
I'M NOT DEAD YET.
YOU BETTER GET
SOME MORE FILM
FOR THAT CAMERA.
IF HE DIES,
WE'RE IN A HELL OF A FIX.
I NEED KNIEVEL
IN MEXICO ALIVE.
GET ON THE TELEPHONE.
I WANT THE BEST ORTHOPEDIC
AND NEUROSURGEONS IN TOWN
STANDING BY.
[SIREN]
OH, WILL.
I'M HERE, EVEL.
I'M RIGHT HERE.
LET'S GET HIM
IN THE AMBULANCE.
HELP ME UP.
YOU'VE GOT TO GO
IN THE AMBULANCE.
I WANT TO TALK
TO THE PEOPLE, PLEASE.
HE CAN'T. HE'S HURT BAD.
HELP ME UP, WILL.
JESSIE.
TAKE IT EASY.
EASY.
EASY, BABE. YEAH.
[WILL]
ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, FRANK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
I THINK YOU'VE PROBABLY
SEEN MY LAST JUMP.
[CROWD MOANS]
NOW YOU CAN GET
THE STRETCHER.
NO. COME ON.
WE WALKED IN HERE TOGETHER.
HELP ME WALK OUT.
GENTLY. GENTLE.
[APPLAUSE]
TAKE IT EASY.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
EVEL KNIEVEL IS WALKING
OUT OF THE STADIUM.
WE DON'T KNOW
HOW SERIOUSLY HE'S HURT.
HE WALKED INTO THE STADIUM.
HE'S WALKING OUT
UNDER HIS OWN POWER.
HE TOOK A TREMENDOUS CRASH
AT OVER 90 MILES PER HOUR.
WE DON'T KNOW
HOW SERIOUSLY HE'S INJURED.
WE'LL TRY AND GET
A REPORT LATER ON.
MORE TELEGRAMS.
PUT THEM OVER THERE
WITH THE REST.
WILL...TOMMY.
HEY, EVEL.
BOY...
IT SURE IS GOOD TO...
WAKE UP IN A HOSPITAL.
[IN UNISON]
AT LEAST I KNOW I'M ALIVE.
TOMMY, I'M SORRY.
THIS IS SURE TURNING OUT
TO BE A BUM VACATION.
I'D RATHER BE HERE
WITH YOU AND DAD
THAN ANYWHERE ELSE
IN THE WORLD.
THAT'S
THE BEST COMPLIMENT
THAT'S BEEN PAID US
IN A MONTH OF SUNDAYS.
EVEL, YOU MIND
IF I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
TOMMY, AS FAR
AS I'M CONCERNED,
THERE'S NO SECRETS
IN THIS ROOM.
WHAT IS IT?
HAVE YOU
CHANGED YOUR MIND
ABOUT NEVER
JUMPING AGAIN?
TOMMY, IN EVERY
PERSON'S LIFE,
THEY HAVE TO COME TO
GRIPS WITH THEMSELVES.
THEY HAVE TO KNOW
WHEN THEY'VE GONE
FAR ENOUGH.
LIKE...LIKE YOUR DAD.
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
WHEN IT'S TIME TO QUIT.
BUT YOU'RE JUST NOT
ANOTHER PERSON.
YOU'RE EVEL KNIEVEL.
YEAH.
YEAH, I KNOW.
COME ON, JESS.
YOU'VE GOT MORE HORSEPOWER
THAN THAT.
COME ON.
COME ON! COME ON!
COMING THROUGH!
A LEFT-HAND TURN,
PUT MY FOOT DOWN,
AND SLIDE RIGHT AROUND
THIS CORNER HERE.
ARE YOU O.K., EVEL?
OH, YEAH.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I NEVER THOUGHT
I COULD DO A WHEELIE
IN ONE OF THEM THINGS.
I BETTER GET YOU BACK
TO THE HOSPITAL.
LOOK AT MY WHEELCHAIR.
GONNA HAVE TO CALL WILL
TO FIX THIS.
NOW, SIT DOWN.
OH, O.K.
HANG ON.
EASY.
THIS AIN'T NO
HILL-CLIMBING CONTEST,
YOU KNOW.
BOY, IT SURE FELT GOOD
TO GET OUTSIDE
IN THAT SUNSHINE, JESSIE.
IT'LL FEEL BETTER
WHEN YOU GET THIS BACK ON.
OH, EASY, EASY.
HOW ABOUT
SOME ORANGE JUICE, HUH?
I COULD GO
FOR ONE OF THOSE.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ANY MORE ABOUT QUITTING?
THAT'S ALL HE EVER
DOES THINK ABOUT.
LET ME TELL
YOU GUYS SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID
I WAS GOING TO QUIT.
I REALLY DIDN'T MEAN IT.
EVERY TIME I FALL OFF
OF THAT MOTORCYCLE,
I THINK THE PAIN
IN MY LEGS OR MY BACK
OR MY ARMS
IS WHAT'S TELLING
MY HEAD WHAT TO SAY.
MAYBE YOU
OUGHT TO LISTEN.
I WANT TO
ASK YOU SOMETHING.
YOU QUIT LIKING MONEY?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WELL, COME ON NOW.
MAKING THAT MEXICAN TOUR,
IT'S JUST LIKE BEING HANDED
THE KEYS TO FORT KNOX.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN.
YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.
O.K.
I'LL THINK
ABOUT IT.
LET ME KNOW.
IT'S GOT TO BE SOON, O.K.?
O.K., JESSIE.
THANKS
FOR COMING OVER.
SEE YA.
WILL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
I OUGHT TO DO?
LOOK, EVEL,
THERE ARE A LOT
OF GOOD JUMPERS,
AND THEY DO
ALL RIGHT, TOO.
THEN THEY GET HURT
AND QUIT.
BUT NOT YOU.
NO, NO.
YOU CRASH, YOU BURN.
THEN YOU GO AT IT
AGAIN AND AGAIN,
AND, WELL...
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
EVER GOING TO CHANGE.
ARE YOU
TRYING TO TELL ME
I SHOULDN'T QUIT?
I'M NEVER
GOING TO TELL YOU
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S YOUR LIFE
THAT'S ON THE LINE,
BUT...
ALL I...
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT WHATEVER
YOU DO DECIDE,
I'M WITH YOU.
HEY, WILL...
VIVA TEQUILA!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[EVEL]
HI.
HI.
COME ON IN.
THANKS.
HI, THERE.
HELLO.
I JUST CAME BY
TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.
THANKS, MISS.
SIT DOWN AND
TAKE A LOAD OFF.
I BROUGHT YOU A ROSE.
HEY, THANKS.
I WON'T STAY LONG.
I HAVE ANOTHER REASON
FOR BEING HERE.
WHAT'S THAT?
WE STARTED OUT ALL WRONG,
AND I DIDN'T WANT IT
TO END THAT WAY.
SO? DON'T LET IT END.
HAVE TO.
I'M FLYING OUT TO COVER
THAT NEW REVOLUTION
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
[CHUCKLES]
BIG DEAL.
THERE'S ALWAYS
A REVOLUTION
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
I ALWAYS TAKE
GOOD PICTURES.
YOU OUGHT TO
STICK AROUND.
I'M, UH, GOING
TO MAKE MORE NOISE
THAN YOU'VE EVER HEARD
ANYWHERE BEFORE.
I THOUGHT YOU QUIT.
WELL, I CHANGED MY MIND.
IN FACT, UH,
WE JUST DECIDED
WE'RE ON OUR WAY
TO OLD MEXICO.
WILL...
WHY DON'T YOU CALL
FRANK GIFFORD
AND TELL HIM
TO COME ALONG?
TELL HIM
IT'S FIESTA TIME.
CHECK.
CONSIDER IT DONE.
HEY, MISS...
YOU, UH...
YOU LIKE MEXICAN FOOD,
DON'T YOU?
SURE.
BUT I CAN TAKE IT
OR LEAVE IT.
YEAH.
VIVA!
EVEL KNIEVEL!
EVEL KNIEVEL!
EVEL KNIEVEL!
VIVA!
BRAVO,
SEñOR KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
ARRIBA,
SEñOR KNIEVEL!
WELCOME, WELCOME.
AS GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE,
I EXTEND TO YOU
OUR WARMEST HOSPITALITY.
YOU ARE QUITE A MAN,
MR. KNIEVEL.
WHILE YOU'RE IN MEXICO,
THIS HACIENDA
WILL BE YOUR HOUSE.
WELL, THANK YOU.
I'VE ALWAYS HEARD
YOU WERE THE WARMEST
OF NEIGHBORS.
MY SENTIMENTS, TOO,
GOVERNOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THERE ARE REFRESHMENTS
IN THE PATIO.
SHALL WE?
SEñOR KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
WELL, I THINK
IT'S INTERESTING.
DON'T YOU THINK SO?
WE'VE DONE
ENOUGH YAKKING.
WE'RE LATE. LET'S GO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
HAVE YOU SEEN TOMMY LATELY?
HE'S REALLY
HAVING A BALL.
I THINK THAT, UH,
ALL KIDS MUST LIKE
TO PLAY HOOKY,
EVEN FROM THEIR PARENTS.
TOMMY DOESN'T HAVE
ANY PARENTS.
BUT YOU'RE HIS FATHER!
ONLY ON
THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
WE'VE JUST DRIVEN
1,100 MILES TOGETHER.
WE'VE DONE
A LOT OF TALKING.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT
FOOLING ANYBODY
ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS
FOR TOMMY
EXCEPT YOURSELF.
MISTER,
YOU OUGHT TO STOP.
YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN
A DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LADY.
I WOULD'VE WON
THIS CASE, BUSTER.
[MARIACHI BAND PLAYING]
I HAVE FOLLOWED
ALL YOUR EXPLOITS
WITH GREAT INTEREST,
ESPECIALLY
THAT CANNON SHOT
IN IDAHO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
BUT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
NOTHING YET.
WAIT TILL YOU SEE
THIS JUMP HERE IN MEXICO.
LET'S HAVE
YOUR FAMOUS TEQUILA.
MISS MORGAN.
MR. CORTLAND.
CHEERS. CHEERS.
WILL!
WILL, COME ON OVER!
FELLAS, EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET WILL.
THIS IS MY PAL.
HE TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I KNOW
ABOUT MOTORCYCLE JUMPING.
WITHOUT HIM,
THE SHOW DOESN'T GO ON.
WILL, THIS IS THE GOVERNOR.
SO NICE
TO MEET YOU.
MY PLEASURE, GOVERNOR.
HOW ABOUT TAKING
A PICTURE OF THE CHAMP
WILL ATKINS?
COME ON.
WILL...WILL,
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I...FELT
A LITTLE WOOZY.
ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE O.K.?
COME ON.
LET'S GET SOME FRESH AIR.
WITHOUT YOU,
THE SHOW DOESN'T GO ON.
FELLAS, EXCUSE US
FOR JUST A MINUTE.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
A LOOK AT THE BIKES.
WE'LL BE BACK.
THE RAMPS LOOK
PRETTY GOOD.
GET THAT IN
A LITTLE TIGHTER THERE.
DON'T WANT TO HAVE
ANY ACCIDENTS.
TOMMY, I GOT TO CHECK
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
THESE RAMPS.
3...6...9...
12...
YEAH.
EVERYTHING THAT I DO
TODAY, TOMMY,
WILL HELP SAVE MY LIFE
TOMORROW.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD
TO DO SO MUCH.
WELL, RIDING
A MOTORCYCLE'S
SERIOUS BUSINESS,
AND IT'S ABOUT TIME
YOU FOUND OUT
FOR YOURSELF.
IF EVEL'S WHEELS
EVER GET CAUGHT
IN THIS GROOVE,
HE'LL END UP
IN THE BLEACHERS.
I WANT HIM TO END UP
THERE.
COMPRENDE?
SI.
WELL,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DO YOU LIKE IT?
LIKE IT?
WOW! IT'S GREAT.
[IMITATING MOTOR]
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE
READY TO SOLO, HUH?
YEP. I REMEMBER
EVERYTHING YOU TAUGHT ME.
EXCEPT ONE THING.
WHERE'S YOUR HELMET?
HERE. PUT THIS
ON YOUR NOGGIN.
THAT-A-BOY.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU'RE READY.
[STARTS ENGINE]
NOW LOOK WHAT
YOU'VE DONE.
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!
THE FIRST TIME YOU
REACH OUT TO HELP HIM
YOU SHAKE HIM
OUT OF HIM SHOES?
LOOK AT THAT BIKE.
LOOK AT YOUR KID.
WHO TOLD HIM
HE COULD RIDE?
I DID. HE HIT THE CURB.
THAT HAPPENS.
WE CAN FIX THAT BIKE.
WHAT ABOUT THIS KID?
I TOLD YOU ONCE BEFORE--
BUTT OUT!
IF I HADN'T HAVE
BUTTED IN, TOMMY
WOULDN'T BE HERE.
HOW DO YOU THINK
HE GOT HERE?
SCHOOL SENT HIM.
THAT'S WHAT I TOLD HIM
TO SAY.
I SENT THE MONEY
FOR THE PLANE TICKET.
10 YEARS OF BLAMING HIM
FOR YOUR WIFE'S DEATH
AT CHILDBIRTH
WAS LONG ENOUGH.
SHUT UP.
I FIGURED WHEN YOU
FIRST SAW TOMMY,
IT'D BE A WHOLE NEW
WORLD FOR YOU,
BUT NO!
YOU PUSHED INTO MY LIFE
JUST ONCE TOO FAR!
STOP IT!
ANYWAY YOU WANT IT,
MAN.
STOP IT!
STOP IT, YOU APES!
STOP!
YOU STOP!
TOMMY, I LEFT
MY EQUIPMENT UP IN THE STANDS.
PLEASE GO WATCH IT
FOR ME.
ONE MORE MINUTE, YOU'D
HAVE THAT KID
RUNNING
FOR THE NEAREST ORPHANAGE.
WHERE DO YOU
GET OFF TELLING HIM
WHEN TO BE A PARENT?
ALL YOU'VE DONE
IS TRY TO CONVINCE TOM
THAT YOU SHOULD'VE
BEEN HIS DAD.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THAT'S A LIE.
THAT'S A FACT.
YOU'RE SO BUSY
MAKING HIS LIFE
ONE BIG CHOCOLATE MALTED,
HE HASN'T HAD TIME
TO KNOW HIS DAD.
YEAH.
SHUT UP,
YOU DROPOUT!
YOU SAID TOMMY DIDN'T
HAVE ANY PARENTS.
WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'VE HAD A FRONT-ROW SEAT
AT THIS UGLY SPECTACLE,
AND I WANT YOU
TO KNOW SOMETHING.
I THINK YOU'RE
BOTH THE WORST--
REAL NOTHINGS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
EXCELLENT.
EXCELLENT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
UH, JUST TO TRY IT
FOR SIZE.
BART.
HEY, JUST LIKE THE SQUIRREL
STASHING AWAY NUTS.
HOW MANY WILL IT HOLD?
3,000 BAGS.
WHY ARE YOU USING
THIS TRAILER?
WHY DON'T YOU USE
EVEL'S RIG?
COME ON WITH ME.
LOOK
AT THE REST OF IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT
THE PLAN IS.
NO ONE IS GOING TO
STOP EVEL KNIEVEL'S
FUNERAL PROCESSION
FROM COMING BACK
ACROSS THE BORDER.
YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED
MY QUESTION.
WHY DON'T YOU
USE EVEL'S RIG?
IT'S TAKEN A LOT
OF MONEY TO GET THIS
BUILT HERE.
NO WAY TO GET
EVEL KNIEVEL'S TRAILER
TO DO THE JOB,
SO I'M HAVING
THIS DUPLICATE BUILT.
O.K.
YOU GOT THE MONEY?
SHOW HIM.
HMM.
YOU GOT 2,999
MORE BAGS OF THIS?
DELIVERED TOMORROW,
AS AGREED.
THEN YOU GET
YOUR CASH TOMORROW,
AS AGREED.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU
SNEAKING INTO MY ROOM.
YOU WON'T BE
NEEDING THESE
ANY LONGER.
PLEASE.
WHAT IS THIS?
I'M SORRY, EVEL.
HI. I'M RALPH THOMPSON,
RESIDENT ADMINISTRATOR.
WHERE'S WILL?
RIGHT THIS WAY.
HE'S AMONG FRIENDS.
THIS IS AN AMERICAN
SANITARIUM,
MR. KNIEVEL.
WE'RE STAFFED
BY AMERICANS.
WE ACCEPT ONLY
AMERICAN PATIENTS.
BOY, YOU SOUND
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
THE POLICE
RECOGNIZED HIM
FROM HIS NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS
AND CONTACTED
BOTH YOU AND ME, LUCKILY.
YEAH. HE'S LUCKY.
LET ME HAVE
MR. ATKINS' CHART.
I HAD HIM BROUGHT HERE
BECAUSE I TRUST
MR. THOMPSON.
GENTLEMEN,
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
WHAT ARE YOU?
ARE YOU A DOCTOR?
NO, I'M
A THERAPIST,
BUT I HAVE HAD
EXTENSIVE
EXPERIENCE.
I'M TELLING YOU,
YOU'RE BOTH DEAD WRONG.
I WISH YOU WERE RIGHT.
I FELT THE SAME WAY,
SO I HAD
THE LOCAL POLICE CHECK.
THIS IS PROOF POSITIVE,
I'M SORRY TO SAY.
IT'S A TELETYPE
OF WILL'S ARREST RECORD
IN THE STATES.
RIGHT OVER HERE,
MR. KNIEVEL.
JUST LOOK RIGHT THROUGH
THAT WINDOW THERE.
AAAH!
HE TOOK AN OVERDOSE
OF SOMETHING.
WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT WAS.
IF WE'RE LUCKY,
HE MAY COME
OUT OF IT.
NO WAY. NO WAY.
IF HE'S BEEN DRINKING,
ALL RIGHT,
BUT DOPE--NO WAY.
YOU SAW
FOR YOURSELF.
I'VE KNOWN THIS GUY
ALL MY LIFE.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME
HE'S AN ADDICT.
EVEL, HERE ARE
THE FACTS.
YOU'LL HAVE
TO SHOW ME MORE
TO PROVE TO ME
HE'S A JUNKIE!
AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE THE HEAD HONCHO.
YOU LISTEN
AND LISTEN GOOD.
WHATEVER HE WANTS,
HE GETS,
NO MATTER WHAT
THE COST. UNDERSTAND?
SURE.
YOU TAKE GOOD CARE
OF HIM.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU
THINK?
OUT OF SIGHT.
WHAT A MEAN MACHINE.
THAT'S A STRATOCYCLE,
JESSIE.
I HAD IT BUILT
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.
YOU CAN BUY 20
ORDINARY BIKES
FOR WHAT THAT ONE
COST. TRY IT.
YEAH.
ARE YOU STILL WORRIED
ABOUT JESSIE?
DID YOU SEE THE WAY
THIS BABY HANDLES?
I COULD CLEAR 200 FEET
WITH IT.
HOW'D YOU LIKE TO TRY
FOR THE WORLD'S RECORD?
I THOUGHT EVEL WAS DOING
THE JUMPING.
IF SOMETHING
SHOULD HAPPEN
TO EVEL--
WE WOULDN'T
WANT THAT TO HAPPEN,
BUT YOU'D BE AROUND
TO TRY FOR THE TOP SPOT.
MR. MILLARD,
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
TO EVEL,
YOU CAN DEPEND
ON ME.
OF COURSE I KNOW THAT.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS
WITH EVEL,
YOU'RE MY TOP MAN.
WILL YOU TAKE THE PORSCHE
BACK FOR ME?
SURE.
SEE YOU.
I THINK HE REALLY WANTS
KNIEVEL'S SPOT.
I'M COUNTING ON IT.
NORMAN, GET THE BIKE.
MARTIN.
THAT'S OUR ACE--
AN EXACT DUPLICATE
OF KNIEVEL'S
JUMPING BIKE.
NOW.
[TIRE BLOWS]
NOW, THAT TIRE'S
GOT TO GO FLAT
THE INSTANT KNIEVEL'S
COMPLETED HIS JUMP.
I CAN SEND THIS SIGNAL
FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE,
BUT I WON'T BE MORE
THAN 100 YARDS AWAY.
DOES JESSIE KNOW
ABOUT THIS?
YOU SAW ME SEND HIM
BACK TO TOWN.
HE CAN'T KNOW
ABOUT IT.
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO!
GIVE ME THOSE KEYS!
GIVE ME THOSE KEYS!
AAH!
WILL, TAKE IT EASY.
IT'S ME--EVEL.
WHO LET YOU IN?
WAIT. I'M NOT
YOUR ENEMY.
THAT'S WHERE
WE LEFT OFF.
SO WE HAD AN ARGUMENT
ABOUT TOMMY.
LET IT GO.
WHAT'D YOU TELL THE KID
ABOUT ALL THIS?
I DIDN'T TELL HIM
THAT YOU'RE
A DOPE ADDICT.
HE'D TAKE ON
THE SUPREME COURT
FOR YOU.
YEAH.
WILL.
I KNOW!
I KNOW.
I KNOW YOU THINK
THE WORLD
OF THAT BOY,
BUT YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO TELL HIM
YOURSELF.
I'M SURE GOING TO TRY.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE
TO YOU?
I FOUND SOME PICTURES
IN JESSIE'S ROOM.
THEY TOOK SHOTS
OF THE TRAILER.
EVERYTHING--UP, DOWN,
SIDEWAYS--EVERYTHING.
WHAT DOES MILLARD WANT?
ALL I KNOW IS,
HE PUT ME AWAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO STAY HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
IF YOU LEAVE, MILLARD
WILL KNOW WE'RE ON
TO HIM.
WELL...
H-HOW LONG DO I STAY HERE?
JUST UNTIL AFTER
THE JUMP IS OVER
TOMORROW.
O.K.
HEY, EVEL.
WHAT?
TAKE CARE OF TOMMY...
TILL I CAN.
YOU BET I WILL.
[MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYS]
BUENOS TARDES,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THAT MEANS GOOD AFTERNOON
FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
WE'RE SPEAKING TO YOU
FROM EL ESTADIO DEL SOL,
THE STADIUM OF THE SUN,
AND YOU'VE SEEN
ON YOUR SCREENS,
IT'S FIESTA TIME
IN MEXICO.
THIS VIBRANT, EXCITING,
THRILL-SEEKING CROWD
HAS TURNED OUT
BY THE THOUSANDS
FOR THEIR IDOL
EVEL KNIEVEL.
[CHEERING]
WELL, I GUESS
THEY LOVE A PARADE
THE WORLD OVER,
AND HERE IT COMES,
THIS ONE BEING LED
BY MEXICAN CABALLEROS
RIDING THE FINEST HORSES
THIS COUNTRY HAS TO OFFER.
BUT WHEN CAN I SEE
MY FATHER?
WELL, I'M AFRAID
YOU'LL JUST HAVE
TO, UH,
BE PATIENT, SON.
HE, UM, HE HAS
TO REGAIN
HIS STRENGTH FIRST.
CAN I TALK TO HIM?
NO.
NO, I'M SORRY.
THAT WOULD
BE IMPOSSIBLE.
HE'S UNDERGOING
A TERRIBLE ORDEAL.
CAN I JUST SAY HELLO?
MAYBE, UM...
MAYBE NEXT WEEK.
WILL YOU LEAVE
A MESSAGE FOR ME?
SURE.
JUST SAY I LOVE HIM.
THEY WON'T LET YOU
SEE HIM, HUH?
DID YOU FIND OUT
ANYTHING?
NO.
THEY WON'T LET
TOMMY SEE WILL.
THEY WOULDN'T LET ME
SEE HIM EITHER,
BUT I DID LAST NIGHT.
HOW IS HE?
DON'T WORRY.
HE'S GOING TO BE O.K.
AS SOON AS
THIS JUMP'S OVER,
I'M GOING TO PAY
ANOTHER VISIT
TO THAT SANITARIUM
AND GET HIM OUT.
HOW?
LET ME HANDLE THAT.
DON'T YOU WORRY.
THAT'S THE END OF THE PARADE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
YOU CAN FEEL
THE EXCITEMENT BUILD
AS THIS CROWD EAGERLY
AWAITS EVEL KNIEVEL.
EVEL?
YEAH.
I WANT YOU
TO KNOW SOMETHING.
WHAT'S THAT?
SUDDENLY,
I HATE MY ASSIGNMENT.
YEAH? WHY?
I DON'T WANT TO SHOOT
YOUR LAST JUMP.
I DON'T WANT YOU
TO HAVE A LAST JUMP.
THAT'S THE NICEST THING
YOU'VE SAID.
THANKS.
YOU TAKE CARE
OF YOURSELF, YOU HEAR?
YEAH, I WILL.
MAYBE NOW I'LL HAVE
A BETTER REASON TO.
[CROWD CHEERS]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I'VE NEVER FELT ANYTHING
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
THERE'S ELECTRICITY
IN THE AIR HERE
BECAUSE THIS IS EVEL KNIEVEL'S
FIRST APPEARANCE IN MEXICO.
[BUZZ]
YEAH?
ARE YOU READY?
READY AND WAITING.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
EVEL KNIEVEL HAS ALREADY
TURNED THIS CROWD
INTO A PERSONAL
CHEERING SECTION.
HE'LL NEED ALL
THE WELL-WISHERS HE CAN GET
BECAUSE HE'S JUMPING OVER
150 FEET OF BURNING FIRE.
A MISTAKE WILL COST HIM
HIS LIFE.
THAT WAS GREAT.
THANKS, TOMMY.
THAT BABY READY
TO GO?
SURE IS.
IT'S TIME TO GET
THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.
CAN'T KEEP THE CUSTOMERS
WAITING.
TIME TO GO
FOR BROKE.
[STARTS ENGINE]
DON'T FORGET
YOUR HELMET.
THANKS.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
THAT FIRE
YOU'VE JUST SEEN
IS OVER 100 FEET
OF FLAMING DEATH.
EVEL'S GOING TO
JUMP IT IN JUST HIS
ORDINARY LEATHERS.
HE JUST HAS TO MAKE IT.
I WOULD LIKE
TO DISCUSS JESSIE AGAIN.
GO AHEAD.
WE'RE IN MEXICO.
WE'VE GOT KNIEVEL,
THANKS TO JESSIE,
BUT JESSIE
IS A JUNKIE.
I DON'T TRUST
JUNKIES.
MEANWHILE,
YOU PROMISE
TO MAKE HIM
NUMBER ONE JUMPER.
I SAY WE GET
RID OF HIM.
TAKE IT EASY.
JESSIE IS FINISHED.
NORMAN, YOU'LL TAKE CARE
OF THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
END OF THE LINE,
EVEL.
[SHUTS MOTOR OFF]
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
END OF THE LINE,
MAN.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
AT THE OTHER END.
NOT ANYMORE.
TODAY IT'S MY SHOT
AT THE GLORY.
I'M MAKING THIS JUMP.
THOSE PEOPLE PAID
THEIR PESOS
TO SEE ME JUMP.
NO, WAY, MAN.
I'M JUMPING.
I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN
I WAS BETTER
THAN YOU.
TODAY I'M GOING
TO PROVE IT.
HEY, YOU BEEN SMOKING
SOMETHING?
YOU'RE HIGH.
MAN, BABY, YOU OUGHT
TO GET HIGH.
MILLARD WANTS
TO KILL YOU AND WILL.
HE EVEN THINKS
HE'S GOING TO KILL ME.
WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?
MILLARD
BROUGHT YOU HERE
TO TAKE YOUR BODY BACK
TO THE UNITED STATES
AS COVER
FOR $50 MILLION WORTH
OF COCAINE.
I GOT TO JUMP.
I'VE NEVER SEEN EVEL
TAKE THIS MUCH TIME BEFORE.
[TRANSLATING
INTO SPANISH]
SOMETHING'S WRONG.
HE PROMISED
TO BE CAREFUL.
NOW WHAT'S
THE DELAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
TAKE IT EASY.
[ENGINE STARTS]
[CROWD CHEERS]
HERE HE COMES.
EVEL KNIEVEL,
RIDING TOWARD TRIUMPH
OR TRAGEDY.
OH, MY GOD.
NO, TOMMY! NO!
THAT HAD TO BE
ONE OF THE WORST CRASHES
EVEL'S EVER TAKEN.
[SILENCE]
JESSIE.
[TELEPHONE BUZZES]
YEAH.
HE'S DEAD, ALL RIGHT.
IT AIN'T KNIEVEL.
IT'S JESSIE.
WHAT IS IT?
JESSIE TOOK THE JUMP,
NOT EVEL.
JESSIE IS DEAD.
HOW'D THAT HAPPEN?
HOW DO I KNOW?
MAYBE JESSIE BLEW
THE WHOLE THING
TO KNIEVEL.
GET TO HIM BEFORE
HE GETS TO THE COPS.
RIGHT.
AND, NORMAN,
STOP HIM COLD.
GET DOWN THERE
AND GET WILL'S KID
AND THAT DAME
WITH HIM IN CASE
WE NEED LEVERAGE.
[SIREN]
COME ON.
WE'LL TAKE MY CAR
TO THE HOSPITAL.
THOMPSON,
THIS IS MILLARD.
THAT PATIENT IN SOLITARY,
I WANT HIM TO HAVE
THE MOST COMPLETE
TREATMENT POSSIBLE.
I CAN HANDLE THAT.
NOW, JUST DISMISS HIM
FROM YOUR MIND.
SECURITY, NOW!
ON THE DOUBLE!
GO!
HOW'S MY KID?
FINE, EXCEPT FOR
WORRYING ABOUT YOU.
WHERE IS HE?
PROBABLY BACK
AT THE HACIENDA BY NOW.
LET'S GET MOVING
SO WE CAN STOP HIM
FROM WORRYING!
CAN YOU HURRY IT UP?
ALMOST FINISHED.
GOOD. BRING JESSIE OUT.
[ENGINE STALLING]
OH, NO!
DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE,
OLD BUDDY.
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU
STOPPING FOR?
HEY, I'M SEEING DOUBLE.
WHAT'S MILLARD AFTER?
COME ON. LET'S TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK.
[ENGINE STARTS]
COME ON.
HURRY UP.
IT'S TOMMY!
WILL, HOLD IT.
HOLD IT!
THERE'S SIX GUNS
AGAINST ONE.
WE NEED THOSE BIKES.
WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE
UNLESS WE LOWER THE ODDS.
GET THEM IN THE BACK
OF THE TRUCK.
NORMAN, GET
THE RIG HOOKED UP.
GET UP THERE, LADY.
INSIDE.
[ENGINE STARTS]
BILL, GET EVEL KNIEVEL'S
TRAILER IN THE DESERT
AND LOSE IT.
WE'LL SEE YOU
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
YES, SIR.
ALL SET.
MOVE IT OUT.
O.K.
HI, BOYS.
GET IN THERE.
GET IN THERE.
COME ON, GOON.
LET'S MOVE IT.
GET IN THERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
KNIEVEL WILL DO?
WHEN HE FINDS OUT
KATE AND TOMMY ARE GONE,
HE'LL COME AFTER US.
THAT'S WHAT
I'M COUNTING ON.
I'LL LET THE PORSCHE
SEE ME AND
DRAW THEM OFF.
YOU CAN TAKE CARE
OF THOSE GOONS
IN THE TRUCK.
RIGHT PLAN, WRONG PLAYER.
I'LL TAKE THE PORSCHE.
YOU'LL BE
AS GOOD AS DEAD.
I KNOW. WHAT CHOICE
DO I HAVE?
I WOULDN'T HAVE A CHANCE
AGAINST THOSE HOODS
IN THAT TRUCK.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK.
TAKE THIS.
THAT'LL HELP
EVEN THE ODDS.
GO ON.
YOU CAN DO IT.
SAVE MY KID, PARTNER.
YOU BET I WILL.
THERE'S SOMEONE BEHIND US.
SEE WHO IT IS.
IT'S KNIEVEL!
NO, THAT'S ATKINS.
WILL ATKINS.
DROP HIM. KILL HIM!
THAT'S IT!
WILL'S FINISHED.
MILLARD WILL
SEE TO THAT.
HOLD IT STEADY!
WELL, THAT'S ONE DOWN
AND ONE TO GO.
NOW LET'S GET KNIEVEL.
KNIEVEL!
WHAT WAS THAT?
HOW THE HELL
DO I KNOW?
WELL, I BETTER
PULL OVER.
NO, YOU KEEP ON MOVING.
MILLARD SAID NOT TO STOP
FOR ANYTHING.
I'LL GO TAKE A LOOK.
HEY!
EVEL.
EVEL!
I THOUGHT YOU CRASHED.
WHAT HAPPENED?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HOW YOU DOING, HUH?
ARE YOU O.K.?
I HATE CRYERS.
DID YOU GET MY DAD
OUT OF THE SANITARIUM?
SURE DID, BUT HE WENT
AFTER THE PORSCHE.
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
I THINK SO,
BUT WE'LL HAVE
TO WAIT TO FIND OUT.
THAT'S ALL I'VE EVER DONE,
JUST SIT AND WAIT.
DON'T WORRY, TOMMY.
HE'LL BE O.K.
YOU STAY HERE.
TOMMY, I NEED A HAND
FROM YOU.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT GOON STAYS DOWN.
COME WITH ME A MINUTE.
GIVE ME THE DOOR, TOMMY.
WE'LL LOCK HIM IN HERE.
WATCH YOUR HAND.
NOW, YOU TWO,
COME WITH ME.
LET'S GO.
NOW, LOOK. DON'T WORRY.
I'LL TAKE CARE
OF YOUR DAD.
LOOK, THE BOTH OF YOU,
REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
STAY BEHIND THIS HILL
UNTIL I COME BACK.
DON'T COME OUT
FOR ANYBODY.
HE'S PLAYING GAMES
WITH US.
I'LL SHOW HIM GAMES.
AAH!
AAH!
GET HIM!
COME ON!
COME ON!
[GUNSHOT]
AAH! AAH!
LOOK!
WHERE?
OVER THERE,
BY THE ROCKS.
I DON'T SEE
ANYTHING.
RIGHT THERE.
IT'S YOUR IMAGINATION.
NO.
DAD!
DAD!
TOMMY! SON!
TOMMY!
TOMMY.
OH, TOMMY.
[MOTORCYCLE]
OH, EVEL,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, I HAD
A COUPLE OF THINGS
TO TAKE CARE OF,
BUT I DIDN'T FIND WILL.
HE'S O.K.
WILL FOUND US!
HEY, THEY FINALLY FOUND
EACH OTHER.
LIKE WE DID?
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THIS IS FRANK GIFFORD,
SPEAKING TO YOU ONCE AGAIN
FROM SUNNY MEXICO.
HOPEFULLY, LAST WEEK'S
DISASTER WILL TURN
INTO THIS WEEK'S VICTORY.
VIVA KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
[CHEERING]
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* ONE FINE DAY
* A MAN CAME TO TOWN
* A KING OF THE ROAD
* WITH A HELMET
FOR A CROWN *
* A MOTORCYCLE BIRD
WHO IS NEVER COMING DOWN *
* IT'S A ONE-MAN GAME
* WHEN THEY CALL HIS NAME
SINGING *
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* WHEN HE GETS IN GEAR
* THEY STAND AND CHEER
SINGING *
* VIVA
* HE'LL TAKE THAT CHANCE
* AND MAKE THAT LEAP
* HE'S A MAN WITH A DREAM
* AND A PROMISE TO KEEP
* AND THERE'S
NOTHING TOO HIGH *
* AND THERE'S NOTHING
TOO STEEP *
* WHEN HE MEETS THAT CROWD
* THEY SHOUT OUT LOUD
SINGING *
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA *
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* ONE FINE DAY
* A MAN CAME TO TOWN
* A KING OF THE ROAD
* WITH A HELMET
FOR A CROWN *
* A MOTORCYCLE BIRD
* WHO IS NEVER COMIN' DOWN
* IT'S A ONE-MAN GAME
* WHEN THEY CALL HIS NAME
* SINGIN' VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* HE'LL TAKE THAT CHANCE
* AND MAKE THAT LEAP
* HE'S A MAN WITH A DREAM
* AND A PROMISE TO KEEP
* AND THERE'S NOTHIN'
TOO HIGH *
* AND THERE'S
NOTHIN' TOO STEEP *
* WHEN HE MEETS THAT CROWD
* THEY SHOUT OUT LOUD
* SINGIN' VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA * VIVA *
HEY.
HEY, PETE.
EVEL.
HI, PETE. HOW YOU DOING?
I'M JUST FINE, EVEL,
BUT MY NAME'S DAN.
PETE AND I
SWITCHED BEDS.
YOU'RE REALLY HERE.
SAID I'D BE.
I TOLD THOSE GUYS
YOU WOULDN'T FORGET.
I WAS JUST HELD UP
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING.
HERE.
GEE, THANKS.
DON'T WRECK THEM
BOTH TODAY.
DON'T WORRY.
I'M GOING TO SEE
THE REST OF THE KIDS.
HEY.
HEY.
HEY, PETE.
HEY, LOOK.
EVEL!
OOH, OOH, OOH.
BACK OFF, LITTLE GUY.
QUIET, YOU GUYS.
SORRY. FORGOT
ABOUT YOUR ACCIDENT.
HOW YOU FEELING?
HOW DO I LOOK?
SUPER.
THAT'S ME,
SUPER EVEL.
HOW'S EVERYTHING?
FINE. HOW YOU DOING?
EVEL!
OH, EVEL.
YOU GUYS, EVEL.
EVEL!
SHH! WOW!
HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
HOW YOU DOING?
LOOK WHAT
I BROUGHT YOU.
OH, ALL RIGHT!
MAN!
OH, WOW.
FOR ALL OF YOU.
EVEL, THANK YOU!
EVEL, EVEL, LOOK.
LOOK AT ME.
WHEN I SAW YOU WALK
AWAY FROM THAT CRASH
IN ENGLAND,
I FIGURED I
COULD DO IT, TOO.
YOU'RE THE REASON
I'M WALKING, EVEL.
YOU'RE THE REASON.
OH, WALLY, THAT'S GREAT.
I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
SO PROUD.
THANKS.
WHAT THE DEVIL...
KNIEVEL.
SISTER CHARITY.
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT.
YOU LOOK JUST AS PRETTY
AS A PICTURE.
NONE OF YOUR BLARNEY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY COMING HERE
IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT,
WAKING THESE CHILDREN
OUT OF A SOUND SLEEP,
ARRIVING UNINVITED
AND UNANNOUNCED?
SISTER, I PROMISED
I'D BE HERE.
EVERY ONE OF YOU,
BACK INTO YOUR BEDS
INSTANTLY,
AND YOU, MR. KNIEVEL,
I'D LIKE A LITTLE WORD
WITH YOU.
SEE YOU LATER,
EVEL.
BYE, EVEL.
DARN YOU, EVEL.
YOU COULD HAVE WAITED
TILL TOMORROW.
TOMORROW
WOULD BE TOO LATE.
I HAVE TO BE
IN LOS ANGELES.
WELL, IN THAT CASE,
I FORGIVE YOU.
I DIDN'T FORGET
YOUR FAVORITE FUDGE.
I PICKED IT UP
IN NEW YORK.
OH, YOU'RE WICKED.
YOU KNOW I'LL GET FAT.
DON'T WORRY.
NOBODY WILL NOTICE.
THANK YOU, BROTHER EVEL.
THANK YOU, SISTER CHARITY.
EVEL?
GOD BLESS.
[BAND PLAYS
WASHINGTON POST MARCH]
[TRUCK HORN HONKS]
[HONK]
[HONK]
MR. ANDREWS,
WE CAN'T PUT SEATS
ON THE INFIELD.
IT WILL BLOCK
THE NORTH EXIT.
ARE YOU BLIND?
WE'VE GOT AN EXIT
RIGHT THERE.
IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY,
PEOPLE NEED
MORE THAN ONE WAY OUT.
YOU WERE HIRED
TO PUT UP SEATS.
DO IT, OR I'LL
GET SOMEONE ELSE.
GET LOST.
HIYA, PAL.
HIYA, PAL.
HEY!
YOU'RE THROUGH TRYING
TO GET EVEL KILLED.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
EVEL NEEDS MORE ROOM.
THERE WERE
BLEACHER SEATS
ON THE FIELD
LAST JUMP.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
EVEL IS MY PAL, TOO.
SURE. AS LONG AS
HE FILLS YOUR POCKETS
WITH BLOOD MONEY.
LOOK,
I'LL GIVE YOU ODDS
THAT YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE SEATS
ON THE INFIELD.
IF YOU DO,
I'LL MAKE KINDLING WOOD
OUT OF THEM AND YOU.
GET YOUR PAWS OFF ME.
THE STADIUM OWNER SOLD
THOSE TICKETS, NOT ME.
LIAR.
I CHECKED IT OUT.
WILL.
BEN, I'M SORRY.
YEAH. SORRY. KEEP
THAT GORILLA OFF ME,
OR I'LL GET SOMEBODY
THAT'LL HANDLE IT FOR ME.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
NOW YOU'RE
PICKING FIGHTS.
YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU CAN'T STRAIGHTEN
IT OUT OUT HERE.
THERE'S WORK TO DO.
COME ON.
LET'S GET WITH IT.
O.K., I'LL
GO SEE WHAT'S
IN THE TREASURE CHEST
FOR THE KIDS.
EVEL!
EVEL!
EVEL!
EVEL!
CAN I HAVE
YOUR AUTOGRAPH?
SORRY FOR THE DELAY.
I WAS OUT LATE LAST NIGHT.
WHAT'S YOUR COMMENT
ON THAT BIG JUMP
JESSIE HAMMOND
MADE IN TAMPA?
JESSIE WHO?
PEOPLE
THINK JESSIE'S
PUSHING YOU HARD
FOR THE NUMBER ONE
SPOT.
JESSIE'S A FINE KID
AND A GOOD JUMPER,
BUT IF YOU'RE
NOT KNIEVEL,
YOU'RE NOT NUMBER ONE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT! RIGHT!
RIGHT! RIGHT!
MR. KNIEVEL,
CAN I TELL YOU
WHAT TO WRITE?
I'VE KNOWN WHAT TO WRITE
TO PRETTY GIRLS
EVER SINCE I WAS
IN KINDERGARTEN.
WOW, THAT'S SOME RING.
IS THAT A DIAMOND?
NO. THOSE AREN'T DIAMONDS.
WHAT ARE THEY?
PORTABLE TELEVISION.
TUNE IT TO YOUR
FAVORITE CHANNEL.
[HELICOPTER]
WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE, FOLKS.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
THANKS FOR, UH,
BUSTING IN LIKE THIS
AND TAKING AWAY MY PLAY.
DON'T MENTION IT.
IT WAS EASY.
YOU MUST DIG
MAKING ENEMIES, MISS.
WHO? ME?
AND, UH, I'M NO MISS.
THEN YOU'RE A MRS., AND
YOU DIG MAKING ENEMIES.
WRONG AGAIN. IT'S MS.
M-S.
OH, THAT MAKES YOU
ONE OF THEM.
THAT MAKES YOU
ONE OF THOSE.
I'M JUST A MAN
DOING MY OWN THING.
ARE YOU, UH, A WOMAN
OR A MS.?
MR. KNIEVEL, CHANCES
ARE YOU'LL NEVER KNOW.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT?
YOU TAKE EVERY EDGE
YOU CAN GET.
FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN OF
THE LOCAL COMPETITION,
I THINK I STARTED HERE
WITH AN EDGE.
ACTUALLY, YOU MIGHT
CALL IT A DOWNRIGHT
UNFAIR ADVANTAGE.
YOU'RE ONE OF THE BIGGEST
BLOWHARDS I'VE EVER HEARD.
TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
NOW I KNOW.
I SAID I WAS OUT
LATE LAST NIGHT.
YOU'RE KATE MORGAN,
THE FEARLESS PHOTOGRAPHER.
SO THEY SENT THE CHUMP
OUT TO SHOOT THE CHAMP.
YOU ARE GOING TO SEE
A GREAT JUMP, HONEY.
MISS...
OR SHOULD I SAY, MS.
KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE STILL WRONG.
I'M NOT HERE
TO SHOOT YOU JUMPING.
MY EDITORS WOULDN'T
WASTE FILM ON THAT.
MY ASSIGNMENT
IS TO SHOOT YOU
IN CASE THIS
IS YOUR LAST JUMP.
I'M NOT GOING TO QUIT.
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
BOY, YOU'RE REAL CUTE,
AREN'T YOU?
O.K., KIDS,
LET'S GET BACK
TO WHAT WE WERE DOING.
SIGN MY
AUTOGRAPH BOOK.
IS THAT
THE SAME BIKE
YOU'RE USING
IN THE BIG JUMP?
SAME ONE.
WHERE'S
YOUR HOMETOWN?
MONTANA, HONEY.
WHEN WILL YOU FLY OVER
THE CANYON AGAIN?
I NEVER LOST
ANYTHING THERE.
I WON'T GO BACK.
WHEN
WERE YOU FIRST
CALLED EVEL?
I WAS SUCH
A GOOD LITTLE BOY,
THEY NICKNAMED ME EVEL.
EXCUSE ME FOR A MINUTE.
HERE COMES MY CADDIE.
WE'VE GOT BUSINESS
TO DO.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
EXCUSE US.
KIDS, WATCH OUT
A MINUTE, WILL YOU?
GIVE US
A STATEMENT.
I WILL
WHEN I COME OUT.
JUST KEEP
PRINTING THE PAPERS.
WILL'S REACHED
THE END OF THE LINE.
WE TRAVEL TOGETHER.
WE'VE A LONG WAY TO GO.
NOT WITH HIM.
HE'S A DRUNK.
DROP HIM BEFORE
HE GETS YOU KILLED.
I'LL NEVER BE HARMED
ON ACCOUNT OF WILL.
HE'LL FINISH YOU
WITHOUT TRYING,
HIM AND A BOTTLE.
BEN, THE CLOCK
STOPPED FOR HIM
10 LONG YEARS AGO,
BUT UP UNTIL THEN,
HE WAS THE GREATEST
MOTORCYCLE JUMPER
IN THE WORLD.
NOW HE'S THE GREATEST
BOOZER IN THE WORLD.
YOU STILL
DON'T UNDERSTAND.
EVERYTHING THAT I KNOW
THAT GUY TAUGHT ME.
WHEN I'M OUT JUMPING,
THE CROWD SHOULD CHEER
HIM AS WELL AS ME.
HA.
WHAT'S THE COUNT?
42,500--
HALF YOUR ADVANCE.
WITH THE SAME GUARANTEE
YOU ASKED FOR.
YOU'VE GOT IT.
YOU'RE A LITTLE SHORT,
AREN'T YOU?
SHORT? HEH HEH.
COUNT IT YOURSELF.
I COUNTED IT TWICE.
NO. IT'S ALL THERE.
YOU OWE ME MONEY
FOR THE BLEACHER
SEATS YOU SOLD
AT THE LAST JUMP.
WHAT IS THIS,
JUDGMENT DAY?
THAT'S OVER RIGHT NOW.
I AM GOOD AND SICK
AND TIRED
OF HAVING ROCKS THROWN
AT ME.
I'VE TAKEN ALL I'M GOING
TO TAKE FROM THIS OUTFIT.
FIRST YOUR FALLING-DOWN,
BOOZEHOUND BUDDY
BRACES ME OFF
AND NOW YOU.
BACK OFF! YOU'RE NOT
MY JUDGE AND JURY!
I DIDN'T KILL ANYONE!
SO YOU
DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY,
BUT YOU
STOLE FROM ME...
PROMOTER.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT OUT?
GET OUT!
RIGHT NOW.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT OUT.
I--I--
I DON'T WANT OUT.
NO, SIR.
I DON'T WANT OUT.
LOOK, LOOK,
WE GOT A JUMP.
WE'RE ALL READY.
WE'RE ALL SET.
LOOK, I GOT
NO COMPLAINTS, EVEL.
NO COMPLAINTS AT ALL.
I SWEAR I'M HAPPY.
I'M HAPPY.
YEAH. O.K., HAPPY MAN.
MAKE ME HAPPY.
PAY ME WHAT YOU OWE ME.
NO PAY...
NO EVEL.
O.K. O.K., ALL YOU
GOT TO DO IS--
ALL YOU GOT TO DO
IS ASK. THAT'S ALL.
HERE.
HERE YOU ARE.
HERE. 1, 2, 3--
IT WASN'T
A SELLOUT, YOU KNOW?
YOUR FRIEND EVEL KNIEVEL
HAS MADE A DEAL
FOR ANOTHER
RECORD-MAKING JUMP
AT ANOTHER
RECORD-MAKING PRICE,
$85,000.
YEAH. I SAW THE PAPERS,
MR. MILLARD.
HEY, JESSIE,
I'M THE NUMBER ONE
SPORTS PROMOTER.
YOU STICK WITH ME,
I'LL MAKE YOU THE NUMBER
ONE BIKE JUMPER.
WHAT, IS THAT A PROMISE?
THAT'S A CONTRACT.
GOOD. I LIKE THAT.
COME HERE.
NOW, YOU START TONIGHT.
THAT'S THE BEGINNING.
WE GO FROM THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S AS GOOD AS DONE.
HOW'D YOU MAKE OUT?
HERE ARE THE BLOW-UPS.
SIT DOWN.
DOES THIS JESSIE
KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT OUR PLANS?
ABOUT HIS PART
OF THE PLANS,
HELPING US GET EVEL
TO MEXICO.
I'M STILL AGAINST
HIM MAKING OUR DEAL
WITH KNIEVEL.
HE DOUBLE-CROSSED
EVEL ONCE.
THEY'LL KICK
HIS BUTT OUT.
NO. I'VE STUDIED KNIEVEL.
HE'S A BIG MAN.
HE DOESN'T HOLD A GRUDGE.
HE FORGIVES AND FORGETS.
JESSIE WAS ONCE
HIS BEST FRIEND.
I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE'S A LOT
RIDING ON THIS.
MORE THAN A LOT.
WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING.
WHAT ABOUT THE BIKES?
WELL, BASICALLY, THEY'RE
STANDARD HARLEYS.
THEY'VE MADE A FEW
MINOR GEARING CHANGES,
BUT NOTHING
WE CAN'T HANDLE.
WHAT ABOUT THE TRUCK?
WELL,
THEY'VE GOT GOLD-LEAF
LETTERING HERE, UH...
CUSTOM DOORS,
CUSTOM WINDOWS,
SPECIAL WHEEL COVERS.
THE BIG PROBLEM'S
THE INTERIOR MATCH-UP.
I'M TAKING CARE
OF THAT PROBLEM TONIGHT.
WHAT'S OUR TOTAL
INVESTMENT SO FAR?
WELL, UH,
THIS IS THE EASY PART.
50,000, GIVE
OR TAKE A FEW DOLLARS.
THE BIG MONEY
IS IN PAYING FOR
THE MERCHANDISE--
$3,600,000.
IT'S A LITTLE HIGH.
SO I SPENT A LITTLE MORE
THAN I FIGURED,
I MAKE A LITTLE MORE
THAN I FIGURED.
HOW ABOUT THE TRAILER?
IT SHOULD BE HERE
ANY TIME.
BARTON'S BRINGING IT IN.
HEH HEH HEH.
I GUESS NEITHER
OF US HAS CHANGED.
I'D HAVE BET
YOU'D BE OUT HERE.
JUST DOING MY JOB.
EVEL DEPENDS ON ME.
SOMETHING YOU
WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT--
DEPENDABILITY.
YOU MEAN WHEN
EVEL AND I WERE TOURING
AND I SPLIT?
THE WORD IS QUIT.
OH, COME ON. I WAS NEW,
JUST STARTING OUT.
I HAD A BETTER OFFER.
IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.
NOT FOR ME. IT WAS
JUST LIKE YESTERDAY.
THEN WE COULD
DRINK TO TOMORROW.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
BET YOU STILL KEEP IT
IN THE SAME PLACE.
DID YOU EVER THINK
OF BUYING A BOTTLE?
YEAH, BUT IF I DID,
WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE
TO BITCH AT ME FOR?
EVERYTHING.
AHH!
OH, BOY.
OH, THAT
SURE HIT THE SPOT.
HEY, GIVE ME
SOME OF THAT.
SURE.
THERE YOU GO, PAL.
HEY, WHERE'S EVEL?
JUST FOLLOW THE CROWDS,
JUNIOR.
JUST FOLLOW THE CROWDS.
SEE YOU, WILL.
WILL.
WILL?
FOR GOD'S SAKES,
WHEN ARE YOU GOING
TO STOP TRYING
TO KILL YOURSELF?
THE BIKES ARE READY.
YEAH, BUT HOW ABOUT YOU?
LOOK AT YOU.
YOU'RE TRYING
TO DESTROY YOURSELF.
HERE'S THE PROOF.
I WON'T LET YOU COMMIT
SUICIDE AROUND ME.
HEY, EVEL!
YA-HOO.
WHOO!
JESSIE.
HEY, THERE, EVEL.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE DOWN
IN FLORIDA DOING GREAT.
I TIED INTO SOMETHING
BETTER HERE.
THAT'S WHY I CAME
TO TALK TO YOU.
SURE.
I'LL BE AROUND.
DO ME A FAVOR.
LET ME BORROW THAT HELMET.
HI.
HI.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OUT HERE TODAY?
JUST MESSING AROUND.
FOR A BIKE STORY,
YOU OUGHT
TO KNOW MORE.
EVER RIDDEN
ONE OF THESE?
NO.
LET'S GO FOR A RIDE.
NO, THANK YOU.
I HAVE EQUIPMENT
TO CHECK OUT.
YOU'RE, UH,
CHICKEN, HUH?
YOU O.K.?
THAT WAS SWEET.
SWEET?
I GUESS THE EXCITING PART
IS THE JUMP, HUH?
DAD?
DAD?
I'M TOMMY.
YOUR SON.
WHERE THE HELL
DID YOU COME FROM?
I'M THROUGH WITH SCHOOL.
I GRADUATED.
GRADUATED?
FROM WHAT, KINDERGARTEN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU GRADUATED?
OUR SCHOOL ONLY GOES UP
TO THE SIXTH GRADE.
I'M--I'M READY
FOR JUNIOR HIGH NOW.
OH, WELL,
YOU STILL HAVEN'T
ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHOULDN'T YOU BE
IN SUMMER CAMP
OR SOMEWHERE?
THE SCHOOL
WROTE YOU A LETTER
ASKING ABOUT THE SUMMER,
BUT YOU NEVER WROTE BACK.
OH, WELL,
I MOVE AROUND A LOT.
SOMETIMES,
LETTERS GET LOST.
SO MAYBE I DIDN'T
GET NO LETTER, HUH?
I'M GLAD TO MEET YOU.
WELL, Y-Y-YOU'LL
GET ALL MESSED UP.
YOU KNOW,
I WORK FOR A LIVING.
PLEASE?
WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO LIKE IT AROUND HERE,
NO BREAKFAST IN BED.
WE MAKE OUR OWN BEDS
IN SCHOOL.
HERE.
WHAT'S THAT?
SCRAPBOOK.
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS.
OH, WELL, EVEL LIKES
TO READ ABOUT HIMSELF.
THEY'RE ABOUT YOU.
HERE'S WHERE
YOU JUMPED IN NEW YORK,
AND THAT'S WHERE
YOU WERE NUMBER ONE
IN TEXAS.
I'VE BEEN
COLLECTING THINGS
ABOUT YOU
ALL MY LIFE, SIR.
WELL, FORGET IT
LIKE I DID.
IT'S ANCIENT HISTORY.
[CAR APPROACHING]
HEY...YOU MUST BE TOMMY.
I RECOGNIZE YOU
FROM YOUR PICTURES.
BOY, IT'S GREAT
TO SEE YOU.
WELCOME ABOARD
THE S.S. KNIEVEL.
GLAD TO MEET YOU,
MR. KNIEVEL.
HEY, EVEL TO YOU, PAL.
WHAT A SURPRISE.
YOUR DAD DIDN'T TELL ME
YOU WERE COMING.
COME ON, WILL.
LET'S SHOW TOMMY AROUND.
NO, THANKS.
I'VE GOT WORK TO DO.
GO AHEAD.
TOMMY, YOUR DAD
TAKES GREAT CARE
OF THESE BIKES FOR ME.
HE'S THE BEST
IN THE WORLD AT IT.
THAT HELPS TAKE CARE
OF MY LIFE, TOO.
YOU WANT
TO SEE MY VAN?
I THINK YOU'LL LIKE IT.
I'VE LIKED IT
SINCE I READ ABOUT IT,
MR. KNIEVEL--
I MEAN, EVEL.
BOY, THIS IS GOING TO BE
A GREAT SUMMER, TOMMY.
WE'RE ALL GOING
TO BE TOGETHER NOW.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?
WHAT'S THIS,
SOME OF
THE MERCHANDISE WE GOT?
[MILLARD]
THAT'S A SAMPLE.
IT WOULD APPEAR
TO BE THE REAL THING.
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.
NOW DON'T FORGET,
JESSIE,
WHEN THIS IS OVER,
YOU'LL BE
NUMBER ONE BIKER
AND ABLE TO AFFORD
ALL OF YOUR PLEASURES,
GREAT AND SMALL.
YES, SIR,
MR. MILLARD.
[CHUCKLES]
WELL, THERE HE IS.
GOT THE CHECKS?
OH, YES.
JESSIE, GO TO WORK.
YOU'LL BE A MILLIONAIRE.
I THINK YOU SHOULD BE
HANDLING IT YOURSELF.
THIS WAY IS BETTER.
HE'S NOT QUICK ENOUGH
FOR THESE NEGOTIATIONS.
HE'S OUR BEST CHANCE.
KNIEVEL LIKES HIM.
HE GAVE JESSIE
HIS FIRST BREAK
IN THE BUSINESS.
THIS GUY MILLARD
WANTS TO BOOK US
FOR A FIVE-DAY TOUR
DOWN IN MEXICO.
YOU DRAW 100,000 BUCKS
A JUMP.
ARE YOU KIDDING?
LET ME HANDLE YOU
DOWN THERE.
I'LL GET YOU THAT MUCH
FOR THE TACO CONCESSION.
BEN, WE'RE NOT
HOOKED UP FOR LIFE.
DON'T BE GREEDY.
TOO LATE TO CHANGE.
LISTEN, EVEL,
ANYBODY CAN TALK MONEY,
BUT MILLARD MEANS IT.
HERE'S 5 POST-DATED CHECKS
FOR $100,000 APIECE.
EVERY TIME YOU DO A JUMP,
YOU CASH A CHECK.
THAT'S ALL
THERE IS TO IT.
YOU'RE HOLDING
HALF A MILLION BUCKS
IN YOUR HAND.
LIKE A SAID, JESSIE,
IT'S A LOT OF BREAD,
BUT MILLARD WANTS ME
RIGHT NOW.
I MADE A DEAL WITH BEN
FOR TWO MORE JUMPS.
I GAVE HIM MY WORD.
WHAT HE SAYS HE'LL DO,
HE DOES.
YOU HEARD THE MAN,
JESSIE.
YOU KNOW,
BEN'S A THIEVING
LITTLE COYOTE.
HE'D SELL THE MOON
FOR A BUCK AND A HALF.
IF I STAYED UP
24 HOURS A DAY,
I'D GET MY CUT.
SORRY.
OH, I'M SORRY, TOO.
YOU THINK ABOUT IT, O.K.?
SEE YA.
NO REGARDS.
[BAND PLAYS SOUSA MARCH]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LET ME DIRECT
YOUR ATTENTION
TO THE FAR END
OF THE TRACK.
THAT'S THE EVEL KNIEVEL
CARAVAN.
TRAILERS, VANS,
TRUCKS WITH EVEL'S RAMPS
AND HIS BIKES.
THERE IS THE SKY CYCLE
THAT ALMOST CARRIED
EVEL TO HIS DEATH
AT THE SNAKE RIVER...
ALMOST.
THAT GLEAMING WHITE PICKUP
WITH EVEL'S FAVORITE JUMP BIKES
IS CUSTOM-BUILT.
THAT'S THE ONLY ONE LIKE THAT
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT $3 MILLION
WORTH OF MECHANICAL WONDERS
ON PARADE.
YOU AND I ARE LUCKY,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THEY TURNED AWAY THOUSANDS
OF REQUESTS FOR TICKETS.
LOOKS AS THOUGH
EVERYONE IN CALIFORNIA
WANTS TO SEE EVEL JUMP.
RIGHT NOW YOU COULDN'T
GET A GRASSHOPPER
IN THIS ARENA.
THOSE LIONS AND TIGERS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
ARE NOT HOUSEHOLD PETS.
EACH OF THOSE CATS WEIGHS
SEVERAL HUNDRED POUNDS.
THEY DON'T LIKE STRANGERS
ON NOISY MOTORCYCLES.
AS EVEL WILL TELL YOU,
HE CAN JUMP,
BUT HE CAN'T FLY.
THERE'LL BE NOTHING BUT AIR
BETWEEN EVEL AND THOSE CATS.
THIS MAY BE
THE MOST DANGEROUS DAY
IN EVEL'S LIFE.
WILL THE WIND AFFECT
YOUR JUMP TODAY?
NO. IT WILL HELP ME.
HOW FAR ARE YOU JUMPING?
FAR ENOUGH.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S ENOUGH FOR RIGHT NOW.
I'LL SEE YOU ALL
IN A LITTLE WHILE.
GOOD LUCK, EVEL.
THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS
ARE OVER THERE.
YOU'RE OVER HERE
ALL BY YOURSELF.
WHAT ARE YOU,
A LONER?
WELL, I DON'T RUN
WITH THE PACK.
NEVER DID,
NEVER WILL.
NEITHER DO VULTURES.
OR EAGLES.
YOUR REASON FOR BEING HERE
IS DIFFERENT THAN THEIRS.
WE ALL HAVE
OUR JOBS TO DO,
RIGHT?
YOU THINK TODAY'S THE DAY
I'M GOING TO GET IT, HUH?
YOU SAID THAT.
I DIDN'T.
HEY, TOMMY.
GREAT CROWD, HUH?
SURE IS, MR. KNIEVEL.
HEY, YOU. EVEL.
EVEL.
THANKS.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE GREATEST AND BRAVEST
SHOWMAN IN THE WORLD--
EVEL KNIEVEL!
IT'S ALL YOURS.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU
IN LONG BEACH TODAY
WITH MY OLD PAL
FRANK GIFFORD.
I SEE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
IN THE STANDS TODAY,
SO BEFORE I MAKE THE JUMP,
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT
I'D LIKE TO SAY TO YOU
THAT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME
FOR A LONG TIME.
I GO TO INDIANAPOLIS
EVERY YEAR
TO SEE THE INDY 500.
I GO THERE WITH FRIENDS
THAT DRIVE AND RACE.
EVERY YEAR WHEN
THEY GO THERE TO QUALIFY,
THEY USUALLY HAVE TO GO
AS FAST AS THEY CAN
TO GET
A FRONT-ROW POSITION.
THEY PUT NITRO
IN THEIR CARS SOMETIMES
INSTEAD OF THE FUEL
INTENDED TO BE IN THE CARS
SO THAT THEIR CARS
WILL GO FASTER,
AND THEY DO
FOR 5 OR 10 LAPS,
AND THEN THEY BLOW
ALL TO HELL.
AND YOU PEOPLE,
YOU KIDS,
IF YOU PUT NITRO
IN YOUR BODIES
IN THE FORM OF NARCOTICS
SO THAT YOU CAN DO BETTER,
OR SO THAT MAYBE YOU THINK
YOU CAN DO BETTER,
YOU WILL FOR ABOUT
5 OR 10 YEARS,
AND THEN YOU'LL BLOW
ALL TO HELL.
[SIGHS]
YOU'RE A WONDERFUL CROWD.
I'M GLAD THAT
YOU ALL MADE IT.
I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST
TO MAKE IT
RIGHT ACROSS THIS JUMP.
THANK YOU.
O.K., WILL,
LET'S CHECK
THE JUMP BIKE OUT.
I ALREADY
CHECKED IT OUT.
LET ME TAKE
A LOOK AT IT HERE.
THESE HANDLEBARS
ARE A LITTLE HIGH.
LET'S LOWER THEM.
O.K.
HEY, YOU GOT YOURSELF
A FULL-TIME JOB
TILL SCHOOL STARTS.
DAD, WILL YOU TEACH ME
HOW TO RIDE SOMETIME?
FORGET IT.
I'M AN EX-RIDER.
NOW THE MOMENT
YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.
EVEL KNIEVEL ATTEMPTING
TO JUMP A CAGE
FULL OF JUNGLE KILLERS
AS HE TRIES FOR
A NEW WORLD'S RECORD
OF 150 FEET.
[GROWLING]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HERE COMES EVEL KNIEVEL,
ROARING DOWN
THE ROAD TO GLORY,
MAKING THE MOST SPECTACULAR LEAP
OF HIS LIFE!
[CROWD SCREAMS]
[SCREAMING]
HEY...
THIS AIN'T FOR KIDS!
HE'S MY FRIEND!
LET ME GO!
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
PLEASE STAY IN YOUR SEATS.
PLEASE STAY IN YOUR SEATS.
HELP ME OFF
WITH MY HELMET.
OH...
SORRY, MISS.
I'M NOT DEAD YET.
YOU BETTER GET
SOME MORE FILM
FOR THAT CAMERA.
IF HE DIES,
WE'RE IN A HELL OF A FIX.
I NEED KNIEVEL
IN MEXICO ALIVE.
GET ON THE TELEPHONE.
I WANT THE BEST ORTHOPEDIC
AND NEUROSURGEONS IN TOWN
STANDING BY.
[SIREN]
OH, WILL.
I'M HERE, EVEL.
I'M RIGHT HERE.
LET'S GET HIM
IN THE AMBULANCE.
HELP ME UP.
YOU'VE GOT TO GO
IN THE AMBULANCE.
I WANT TO TALK
TO THE PEOPLE, PLEASE.
HE CAN'T. HE'S HURT BAD.
HELP ME UP, WILL.
JESSIE.
TAKE IT EASY.
EASY.
EASY, BABE. YEAH.
[WILL]
ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, FRANK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
I THINK YOU'VE PROBABLY
SEEN MY LAST JUMP.
[CROWD MOANS]
NOW YOU CAN GET
THE STRETCHER.
NO. COME ON.
WE WALKED IN HERE TOGETHER.
HELP ME WALK OUT.
GENTLY. GENTLE.
[APPLAUSE]
TAKE IT EASY.
AS YOU CAN SEE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
EVEL KNIEVEL IS WALKING
OUT OF THE STADIUM.
WE DON'T KNOW
HOW SERIOUSLY HE'S HURT.
HE WALKED INTO THE STADIUM.
HE'S WALKING OUT
UNDER HIS OWN POWER.
HE TOOK A TREMENDOUS CRASH
AT OVER 90 MILES PER HOUR.
WE DON'T KNOW
HOW SERIOUSLY HE'S INJURED.
WE'LL TRY AND GET
A REPORT LATER ON.
MORE TELEGRAMS.
PUT THEM OVER THERE
WITH THE REST.
WILL...TOMMY.
HEY, EVEL.
BOY...
IT SURE IS GOOD TO...
WAKE UP IN A HOSPITAL.
[IN UNISON]
AT LEAST I KNOW I'M ALIVE.
TOMMY, I'M SORRY.
THIS IS SURE TURNING OUT
TO BE A BUM VACATION.
I'D RATHER BE HERE
WITH YOU AND DAD
THAN ANYWHERE ELSE
IN THE WORLD.
THAT'S
THE BEST COMPLIMENT
THAT'S BEEN PAID US
IN A MONTH OF SUNDAYS.
EVEL, YOU MIND
IF I ASK YOU A QUESTION?
TOMMY, AS FAR
AS I'M CONCERNED,
THERE'S NO SECRETS
IN THIS ROOM.
WHAT IS IT?
HAVE YOU
CHANGED YOUR MIND
ABOUT NEVER
JUMPING AGAIN?
TOMMY, IN EVERY
PERSON'S LIFE,
THEY HAVE TO COME TO
GRIPS WITH THEMSELVES.
THEY HAVE TO KNOW
WHEN THEY'VE GONE
FAR ENOUGH.
LIKE...LIKE YOUR DAD.
YOU'VE GOT TO KNOW
WHEN IT'S TIME TO QUIT.
BUT YOU'RE JUST NOT
ANOTHER PERSON.
YOU'RE EVEL KNIEVEL.
YEAH.
YEAH, I KNOW.
COME ON, JESS.
YOU'VE GOT MORE HORSEPOWER
THAN THAT.
COME ON.
COME ON! COME ON!
COMING THROUGH!
A LEFT-HAND TURN,
PUT MY FOOT DOWN,
AND SLIDE RIGHT AROUND
THIS CORNER HERE.
ARE YOU O.K., EVEL?
OH, YEAH.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I NEVER THOUGHT
I COULD DO A WHEELIE
IN ONE OF THEM THINGS.
I BETTER GET YOU BACK
TO THE HOSPITAL.
LOOK AT MY WHEELCHAIR.
GONNA HAVE TO CALL WILL
TO FIX THIS.
NOW, SIT DOWN.
OH, O.K.
HANG ON.
EASY.
THIS AIN'T NO
HILL-CLIMBING CONTEST,
YOU KNOW.
BOY, IT SURE FELT GOOD
TO GET OUTSIDE
IN THAT SUNSHINE, JESSIE.
IT'LL FEEL BETTER
WHEN YOU GET THIS BACK ON.
OH, EASY, EASY.
HOW ABOUT
SOME ORANGE JUICE, HUH?
I COULD GO
FOR ONE OF THOSE.
HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ANY MORE ABOUT QUITTING?
THAT'S ALL HE EVER
DOES THINK ABOUT.
LET ME TELL
YOU GUYS SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I SAID
I WAS GOING TO QUIT.
I REALLY DIDN'T MEAN IT.
EVERY TIME I FALL OFF
OF THAT MOTORCYCLE,
I THINK THE PAIN
IN MY LEGS OR MY BACK
OR MY ARMS
IS WHAT'S TELLING
MY HEAD WHAT TO SAY.
MAYBE YOU
OUGHT TO LISTEN.
I WANT TO
ASK YOU SOMETHING.
YOU QUIT LIKING MONEY?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
WELL, COME ON NOW.
MAKING THAT MEXICAN TOUR,
IT'S JUST LIKE BEING HANDED
THE KEYS TO FORT KNOX.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN.
YOU THINK ABOUT THAT.
O.K.
I'LL THINK
ABOUT IT.
LET ME KNOW.
IT'S GOT TO BE SOON, O.K.?
O.K., JESSIE.
THANKS
FOR COMING OVER.
SEE YA.
WILL, WHAT DO YOU THINK
I OUGHT TO DO?
LOOK, EVEL,
THERE ARE A LOT
OF GOOD JUMPERS,
AND THEY DO
ALL RIGHT, TOO.
THEN THEY GET HURT
AND QUIT.
BUT NOT YOU.
NO, NO.
YOU CRASH, YOU BURN.
THEN YOU GO AT IT
AGAIN AND AGAIN,
AND, WELL...
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE
EVER GOING TO CHANGE.
ARE YOU
TRYING TO TELL ME
I SHOULDN'T QUIT?
I'M NEVER
GOING TO TELL YOU
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S YOUR LIFE
THAT'S ON THE LINE,
BUT...
ALL I...
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
THAT WHATEVER
YOU DO DECIDE,
I'M WITH YOU.
HEY, WILL...
VIVA TEQUILA!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[EVEL]
HI.
HI.
COME ON IN.
THANKS.
HI, THERE.
HELLO.
I JUST CAME BY
TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.
THANKS, MISS.
SIT DOWN AND
TAKE A LOAD OFF.
I BROUGHT YOU A ROSE.
HEY, THANKS.
I WON'T STAY LONG.
I HAVE ANOTHER REASON
FOR BEING HERE.
WHAT'S THAT?
WE STARTED OUT ALL WRONG,
AND I DIDN'T WANT IT
TO END THAT WAY.
SO? DON'T LET IT END.
HAVE TO.
I'M FLYING OUT TO COVER
THAT NEW REVOLUTION
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
[CHUCKLES]
BIG DEAL.
THERE'S ALWAYS
A REVOLUTION
IN SOUTH AMERICA.
I ALWAYS TAKE
GOOD PICTURES.
YOU OUGHT TO
STICK AROUND.
I'M, UH, GOING
TO MAKE MORE NOISE
THAN YOU'VE EVER HEARD
ANYWHERE BEFORE.
I THOUGHT YOU QUIT.
WELL, I CHANGED MY MIND.
IN FACT, UH,
WE JUST DECIDED
WE'RE ON OUR WAY
TO OLD MEXICO.
WILL...
WHY DON'T YOU CALL
FRANK GIFFORD
AND TELL HIM
TO COME ALONG?
TELL HIM
IT'S FIESTA TIME.
CHECK.
CONSIDER IT DONE.
HEY, MISS...
YOU, UH...
YOU LIKE MEXICAN FOOD,
DON'T YOU?
SURE.
BUT I CAN TAKE IT
OR LEAVE IT.
YEAH.
VIVA!
EVEL KNIEVEL!
EVEL KNIEVEL!
EVEL KNIEVEL!
VIVA!
BRAVO,
SEñOR KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
ARRIBA,
SEñOR KNIEVEL!
WELCOME, WELCOME.
AS GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE,
I EXTEND TO YOU
OUR WARMEST HOSPITALITY.
YOU ARE QUITE A MAN,
MR. KNIEVEL.
WHILE YOU'RE IN MEXICO,
THIS HACIENDA
WILL BE YOUR HOUSE.
WELL, THANK YOU.
I'VE ALWAYS HEARD
YOU WERE THE WARMEST
OF NEIGHBORS.
MY SENTIMENTS, TOO,
GOVERNOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THERE ARE REFRESHMENTS
IN THE PATIO.
SHALL WE?
SEñOR KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
WELL, I THINK
IT'S INTERESTING.
DON'T YOU THINK SO?
WE'VE DONE
ENOUGH YAKKING.
WE'RE LATE. LET'S GO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
HAVE YOU SEEN TOMMY LATELY?
HE'S REALLY
HAVING A BALL.
I THINK THAT, UH,
ALL KIDS MUST LIKE
TO PLAY HOOKY,
EVEN FROM THEIR PARENTS.
TOMMY DOESN'T HAVE
ANY PARENTS.
BUT YOU'RE HIS FATHER!
ONLY ON
THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
WE'VE JUST DRIVEN
1,100 MILES TOGETHER.
WE'VE DONE
A LOT OF TALKING.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT
FOOLING ANYBODY
ABOUT YOUR FEELINGS
FOR TOMMY
EXCEPT YOURSELF.
MISTER,
YOU OUGHT TO STOP.
YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN
A DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LADY.
I WOULD'VE WON
THIS CASE, BUSTER.
[MARIACHI BAND PLAYING]
I HAVE FOLLOWED
ALL YOUR EXPLOITS
WITH GREAT INTEREST,
ESPECIALLY
THAT CANNON SHOT
IN IDAHO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
BUT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN
NOTHING YET.
WAIT TILL YOU SEE
THIS JUMP HERE IN MEXICO.
LET'S HAVE
YOUR FAMOUS TEQUILA.
MISS MORGAN.
MR. CORTLAND.
CHEERS. CHEERS.
WILL!
WILL, COME ON OVER!
FELLAS, EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET WILL.
THIS IS MY PAL.
HE TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I KNOW
ABOUT MOTORCYCLE JUMPING.
WITHOUT HIM,
THE SHOW DOESN'T GO ON.
WILL, THIS IS THE GOVERNOR.
SO NICE
TO MEET YOU.
MY PLEASURE, GOVERNOR.
HOW ABOUT TAKING
A PICTURE OF THE CHAMP
WILL ATKINS?
COME ON.
WILL...WILL,
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, I...FELT
A LITTLE WOOZY.
ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE O.K.?
COME ON.
LET'S GET SOME FRESH AIR.
WITHOUT YOU,
THE SHOW DOESN'T GO ON.
FELLAS, EXCUSE US
FOR JUST A MINUTE.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE
A LOOK AT THE BIKES.
WE'LL BE BACK.
THE RAMPS LOOK
PRETTY GOOD.
GET THAT IN
A LITTLE TIGHTER THERE.
DON'T WANT TO HAVE
ANY ACCIDENTS.
TOMMY, I GOT TO CHECK
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
THESE RAMPS.
3...6...9...
12...
YEAH.
EVERYTHING THAT I DO
TODAY, TOMMY,
WILL HELP SAVE MY LIFE
TOMORROW.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD
TO DO SO MUCH.
WELL, RIDING
A MOTORCYCLE'S
SERIOUS BUSINESS,
AND IT'S ABOUT TIME
YOU FOUND OUT
FOR YOURSELF.
IF EVEL'S WHEELS
EVER GET CAUGHT
IN THIS GROOVE,
HE'LL END UP
IN THE BLEACHERS.
I WANT HIM TO END UP
THERE.
COMPRENDE?
SI.
WELL,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DO YOU LIKE IT?
LIKE IT?
WOW! IT'S GREAT.
[IMITATING MOTOR]
SO YOU THINK YOU'RE
READY TO SOLO, HUH?
YEP. I REMEMBER
EVERYTHING YOU TAUGHT ME.
EXCEPT ONE THING.
WHERE'S YOUR HELMET?
HERE. PUT THIS
ON YOUR NOGGIN.
THAT-A-BOY.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU'RE READY.
[STARTS ENGINE]
NOW LOOK WHAT
YOU'VE DONE.
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE!
THE FIRST TIME YOU
REACH OUT TO HELP HIM
YOU SHAKE HIM
OUT OF HIM SHOES?
LOOK AT THAT BIKE.
LOOK AT YOUR KID.
WHO TOLD HIM
HE COULD RIDE?
I DID. HE HIT THE CURB.
THAT HAPPENS.
WE CAN FIX THAT BIKE.
WHAT ABOUT THIS KID?
I TOLD YOU ONCE BEFORE--
BUTT OUT!
IF I HADN'T HAVE
BUTTED IN, TOMMY
WOULDN'T BE HERE.
HOW DO YOU THINK
HE GOT HERE?
SCHOOL SENT HIM.
THAT'S WHAT I TOLD HIM
TO SAY.
I SENT THE MONEY
FOR THE PLANE TICKET.
10 YEARS OF BLAMING HIM
FOR YOUR WIFE'S DEATH
AT CHILDBIRTH
WAS LONG ENOUGH.
SHUT UP.
I FIGURED WHEN YOU
FIRST SAW TOMMY,
IT'D BE A WHOLE NEW
WORLD FOR YOU,
BUT NO!
YOU PUSHED INTO MY LIFE
JUST ONCE TOO FAR!
STOP IT!
ANYWAY YOU WANT IT,
MAN.
STOP IT!
STOP IT, YOU APES!
STOP!
YOU STOP!
TOMMY, I LEFT
MY EQUIPMENT UP IN THE STANDS.
PLEASE GO WATCH IT
FOR ME.
ONE MORE MINUTE, YOU'D
HAVE THAT KID
RUNNING
FOR THE NEAREST ORPHANAGE.
WHERE DO YOU
GET OFF TELLING HIM
WHEN TO BE A PARENT?
ALL YOU'VE DONE
IS TRY TO CONVINCE TOM
THAT YOU SHOULD'VE
BEEN HIS DAD.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
THAT'S A LIE.
THAT'S A FACT.
YOU'RE SO BUSY
MAKING HIS LIFE
ONE BIG CHOCOLATE MALTED,
HE HASN'T HAD TIME
TO KNOW HIS DAD.
YEAH.
SHUT UP,
YOU DROPOUT!
YOU SAID TOMMY DIDN'T
HAVE ANY PARENTS.
WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'VE HAD A FRONT-ROW SEAT
AT THIS UGLY SPECTACLE,
AND I WANT YOU
TO KNOW SOMETHING.
I THINK YOU'RE
BOTH THE WORST--
REAL NOTHINGS.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
EXCELLENT.
EXCELLENT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
UH, JUST TO TRY IT
FOR SIZE.
BART.
HEY, JUST LIKE THE SQUIRREL
STASHING AWAY NUTS.
HOW MANY WILL IT HOLD?
3,000 BAGS.
WHY ARE YOU USING
THIS TRAILER?
WHY DON'T YOU USE
EVEL'S RIG?
COME ON WITH ME.
LOOK
AT THE REST OF IT.
YOU KNOW WHAT
THE PLAN IS.
NO ONE IS GOING TO
STOP EVEL KNIEVEL'S
FUNERAL PROCESSION
FROM COMING BACK
ACROSS THE BORDER.
YOU HAVEN'T ANSWERED
MY QUESTION.
WHY DON'T YOU
USE EVEL'S RIG?
IT'S TAKEN A LOT
OF MONEY TO GET THIS
BUILT HERE.
NO WAY TO GET
EVEL KNIEVEL'S TRAILER
TO DO THE JOB,
SO I'M HAVING
THIS DUPLICATE BUILT.
O.K.
YOU GOT THE MONEY?
SHOW HIM.
HMM.
YOU GOT 2,999
MORE BAGS OF THIS?
DELIVERED TOMORROW,
AS AGREED.
THEN YOU GET
YOUR CASH TOMORROW,
AS AGREED.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU
SNEAKING INTO MY ROOM.
YOU WON'T BE
NEEDING THESE
ANY LONGER.
PLEASE.
WHAT IS THIS?
I'M SORRY, EVEL.
HI. I'M RALPH THOMPSON,
RESIDENT ADMINISTRATOR.
WHERE'S WILL?
RIGHT THIS WAY.
HE'S AMONG FRIENDS.
THIS IS AN AMERICAN
SANITARIUM,
MR. KNIEVEL.
WE'RE STAFFED
BY AMERICANS.
WE ACCEPT ONLY
AMERICAN PATIENTS.
BOY, YOU SOUND
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
THE POLICE
RECOGNIZED HIM
FROM HIS NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS
AND CONTACTED
BOTH YOU AND ME, LUCKILY.
YEAH. HE'S LUCKY.
LET ME HAVE
MR. ATKINS' CHART.
I HAD HIM BROUGHT HERE
BECAUSE I TRUST
MR. THOMPSON.
GENTLEMEN,
THIS WAY, PLEASE.
WHAT ARE YOU?
ARE YOU A DOCTOR?
NO, I'M
A THERAPIST,
BUT I HAVE HAD
EXTENSIVE
EXPERIENCE.
I'M TELLING YOU,
YOU'RE BOTH DEAD WRONG.
I WISH YOU WERE RIGHT.
I FELT THE SAME WAY,
SO I HAD
THE LOCAL POLICE CHECK.
THIS IS PROOF POSITIVE,
I'M SORRY TO SAY.
IT'S A TELETYPE
OF WILL'S ARREST RECORD
IN THE STATES.
RIGHT OVER HERE,
MR. KNIEVEL.
JUST LOOK RIGHT THROUGH
THAT WINDOW THERE.
AAAH!
HE TOOK AN OVERDOSE
OF SOMETHING.
WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT WAS.
IF WE'RE LUCKY,
HE MAY COME
OUT OF IT.
NO WAY. NO WAY.
IF HE'S BEEN DRINKING,
ALL RIGHT,
BUT DOPE--NO WAY.
YOU SAW
FOR YOURSELF.
I'VE KNOWN THIS GUY
ALL MY LIFE.
YOU CAN'T TELL ME
HE'S AN ADDICT.
EVEL, HERE ARE
THE FACTS.
YOU'LL HAVE
TO SHOW ME MORE
TO PROVE TO ME
HE'S A JUNKIE!
AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE THE HEAD HONCHO.
YOU LISTEN
AND LISTEN GOOD.
WHATEVER HE WANTS,
HE GETS,
NO MATTER WHAT
THE COST. UNDERSTAND?
SURE.
YOU TAKE GOOD CARE
OF HIM.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU
THINK?
OUT OF SIGHT.
WHAT A MEAN MACHINE.
THAT'S A STRATOCYCLE,
JESSIE.
I HAD IT BUILT
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.
YOU CAN BUY 20
ORDINARY BIKES
FOR WHAT THAT ONE
COST. TRY IT.
YEAH.
ARE YOU STILL WORRIED
ABOUT JESSIE?
DID YOU SEE THE WAY
THIS BABY HANDLES?
I COULD CLEAR 200 FEET
WITH IT.
HOW'D YOU LIKE TO TRY
FOR THE WORLD'S RECORD?
I THOUGHT EVEL WAS DOING
THE JUMPING.
IF SOMETHING
SHOULD HAPPEN
TO EVEL--
WE WOULDN'T
WANT THAT TO HAPPEN,
BUT YOU'D BE AROUND
TO TRY FOR THE TOP SPOT.
MR. MILLARD,
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
TO EVEL,
YOU CAN DEPEND
ON ME.
OF COURSE I KNOW THAT.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS
WITH EVEL,
YOU'RE MY TOP MAN.
WILL YOU TAKE THE PORSCHE
BACK FOR ME?
SURE.
SEE YOU.
I THINK HE REALLY WANTS
KNIEVEL'S SPOT.
I'M COUNTING ON IT.
NORMAN, GET THE BIKE.
MARTIN.
THAT'S OUR ACE--
AN EXACT DUPLICATE
OF KNIEVEL'S
JUMPING BIKE.
NOW.
[TIRE BLOWS]
NOW, THAT TIRE'S
GOT TO GO FLAT
THE INSTANT KNIEVEL'S
COMPLETED HIS JUMP.
I CAN SEND THIS SIGNAL
FOR A QUARTER OF A MILE,
BUT I WON'T BE MORE
THAN 100 YARDS AWAY.
DOES JESSIE KNOW
ABOUT THIS?
YOU SAW ME SEND HIM
BACK TO TOWN.
HE CAN'T KNOW
ABOUT IT.
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO?
HELLO!
GIVE ME THOSE KEYS!
GIVE ME THOSE KEYS!
AAH!
WILL, TAKE IT EASY.
IT'S ME--EVEL.
WHO LET YOU IN?
WAIT. I'M NOT
YOUR ENEMY.
THAT'S WHERE
WE LEFT OFF.
SO WE HAD AN ARGUMENT
ABOUT TOMMY.
LET IT GO.
WHAT'D YOU TELL THE KID
ABOUT ALL THIS?
I DIDN'T TELL HIM
THAT YOU'RE
A DOPE ADDICT.
HE'D TAKE ON
THE SUPREME COURT
FOR YOU.
YEAH.
WILL.
I KNOW!
I KNOW.
I KNOW YOU THINK
THE WORLD
OF THAT BOY,
BUT YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO TELL HIM
YOURSELF.
I'M SURE GOING TO TRY.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT HAVE THEY DONE
TO YOU?
I FOUND SOME PICTURES
IN JESSIE'S ROOM.
THEY TOOK SHOTS
OF THE TRAILER.
EVERYTHING--UP, DOWN,
SIDEWAYS--EVERYTHING.
WHAT DOES MILLARD WANT?
ALL I KNOW IS,
HE PUT ME AWAY.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO STAY HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
IF YOU LEAVE, MILLARD
WILL KNOW WE'RE ON
TO HIM.
WELL...
H-HOW LONG DO I STAY HERE?
JUST UNTIL AFTER
THE JUMP IS OVER
TOMORROW.
O.K.
HEY, EVEL.
WHAT?
TAKE CARE OF TOMMY...
TILL I CAN.
YOU BET I WILL.
[MARIACHI MUSIC PLAYS]
BUENOS TARDES,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THAT MEANS GOOD AFTERNOON
FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
WE'RE SPEAKING TO YOU
FROM EL ESTADIO DEL SOL,
THE STADIUM OF THE SUN,
AND YOU'VE SEEN
ON YOUR SCREENS,
IT'S FIESTA TIME
IN MEXICO.
THIS VIBRANT, EXCITING,
THRILL-SEEKING CROWD
HAS TURNED OUT
BY THE THOUSANDS
FOR THEIR IDOL
EVEL KNIEVEL.
[CHEERING]
WELL, I GUESS
THEY LOVE A PARADE
THE WORLD OVER,
AND HERE IT COMES,
THIS ONE BEING LED
BY MEXICAN CABALLEROS
RIDING THE FINEST HORSES
THIS COUNTRY HAS TO OFFER.
BUT WHEN CAN I SEE
MY FATHER?
WELL, I'M AFRAID
YOU'LL JUST HAVE
TO, UH,
BE PATIENT, SON.
HE, UM, HE HAS
TO REGAIN
HIS STRENGTH FIRST.
CAN I TALK TO HIM?
NO.
NO, I'M SORRY.
THAT WOULD
BE IMPOSSIBLE.
HE'S UNDERGOING
A TERRIBLE ORDEAL.
CAN I JUST SAY HELLO?
MAYBE, UM...
MAYBE NEXT WEEK.
WILL YOU LEAVE
A MESSAGE FOR ME?
SURE.
JUST SAY I LOVE HIM.
THEY WON'T LET YOU
SEE HIM, HUH?
DID YOU FIND OUT
ANYTHING?
NO.
THEY WON'T LET
TOMMY SEE WILL.
THEY WOULDN'T LET ME
SEE HIM EITHER,
BUT I DID LAST NIGHT.
HOW IS HE?
DON'T WORRY.
HE'S GOING TO BE O.K.
AS SOON AS
THIS JUMP'S OVER,
I'M GOING TO PAY
ANOTHER VISIT
TO THAT SANITARIUM
AND GET HIM OUT.
HOW?
LET ME HANDLE THAT.
DON'T YOU WORRY.
THAT'S THE END OF THE PARADE,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
YOU CAN FEEL
THE EXCITEMENT BUILD
AS THIS CROWD EAGERLY
AWAITS EVEL KNIEVEL.
EVEL?
YEAH.
I WANT YOU
TO KNOW SOMETHING.
WHAT'S THAT?
SUDDENLY,
I HATE MY ASSIGNMENT.
YEAH? WHY?
I DON'T WANT TO SHOOT
YOUR LAST JUMP.
I DON'T WANT YOU
TO HAVE A LAST JUMP.
THAT'S THE NICEST THING
YOU'VE SAID.
THANKS.
YOU TAKE CARE
OF YOURSELF, YOU HEAR?
YEAH, I WILL.
MAYBE NOW I'LL HAVE
A BETTER REASON TO.
[CROWD CHEERS]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I'VE NEVER FELT ANYTHING
LIKE THIS BEFORE.
THERE'S ELECTRICITY
IN THE AIR HERE
BECAUSE THIS IS EVEL KNIEVEL'S
FIRST APPEARANCE IN MEXICO.
[BUZZ]
YEAH?
ARE YOU READY?
READY AND WAITING.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
EVEL KNIEVEL HAS ALREADY
TURNED THIS CROWD
INTO A PERSONAL
CHEERING SECTION.
HE'LL NEED ALL
THE WELL-WISHERS HE CAN GET
BECAUSE HE'S JUMPING OVER
150 FEET OF BURNING FIRE.
A MISTAKE WILL COST HIM
HIS LIFE.
THAT WAS GREAT.
THANKS, TOMMY.
THAT BABY READY
TO GO?
SURE IS.
IT'S TIME TO GET
THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD.
CAN'T KEEP THE CUSTOMERS
WAITING.
TIME TO GO
FOR BROKE.
[STARTS ENGINE]
DON'T FORGET
YOUR HELMET.
THANKS.
[SPEAKING SPANISH]
THAT FIRE
YOU'VE JUST SEEN
IS OVER 100 FEET
OF FLAMING DEATH.
EVEL'S GOING TO
JUMP IT IN JUST HIS
ORDINARY LEATHERS.
HE JUST HAS TO MAKE IT.
I WOULD LIKE
TO DISCUSS JESSIE AGAIN.
GO AHEAD.
WE'RE IN MEXICO.
WE'VE GOT KNIEVEL,
THANKS TO JESSIE,
BUT JESSIE
IS A JUNKIE.
I DON'T TRUST
JUNKIES.
MEANWHILE,
YOU PROMISE
TO MAKE HIM
NUMBER ONE JUMPER.
I SAY WE GET
RID OF HIM.
TAKE IT EASY.
JESSIE IS FINISHED.
NORMAN, YOU'LL TAKE CARE
OF THAT.
ALL RIGHT.
END OF THE LINE,
EVEL.
[SHUTS MOTOR OFF]
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
END OF THE LINE,
MAN.
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
AT THE OTHER END.
NOT ANYMORE.
TODAY IT'S MY SHOT
AT THE GLORY.
I'M MAKING THIS JUMP.
THOSE PEOPLE PAID
THEIR PESOS
TO SEE ME JUMP.
NO, WAY, MAN.
I'M JUMPING.
I'VE ALWAYS KNOWN
I WAS BETTER
THAN YOU.
TODAY I'M GOING
TO PROVE IT.
HEY, YOU BEEN SMOKING
SOMETHING?
YOU'RE HIGH.
MAN, BABY, YOU OUGHT
TO GET HIGH.
MILLARD WANTS
TO KILL YOU AND WILL.
HE EVEN THINKS
HE'S GOING TO KILL ME.
WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?
MILLARD
BROUGHT YOU HERE
TO TAKE YOUR BODY BACK
TO THE UNITED STATES
AS COVER
FOR $50 MILLION WORTH
OF COCAINE.
I GOT TO JUMP.
I'VE NEVER SEEN EVEL
TAKE THIS MUCH TIME BEFORE.
[TRANSLATING
INTO SPANISH]
SOMETHING'S WRONG.
HE PROMISED
TO BE CAREFUL.
NOW WHAT'S
THE DELAY?
I DON'T KNOW.
TAKE IT EASY.
[ENGINE STARTS]
[CROWD CHEERS]
HERE HE COMES.
EVEL KNIEVEL,
RIDING TOWARD TRIUMPH
OR TRAGEDY.
OH, MY GOD.
NO, TOMMY! NO!
THAT HAD TO BE
ONE OF THE WORST CRASHES
EVEL'S EVER TAKEN.
[SILENCE]
JESSIE.
[TELEPHONE BUZZES]
YEAH.
HE'S DEAD, ALL RIGHT.
IT AIN'T KNIEVEL.
IT'S JESSIE.
WHAT IS IT?
JESSIE TOOK THE JUMP,
NOT EVEL.
JESSIE IS DEAD.
HOW'D THAT HAPPEN?
HOW DO I KNOW?
MAYBE JESSIE BLEW
THE WHOLE THING
TO KNIEVEL.
GET TO HIM BEFORE
HE GETS TO THE COPS.
RIGHT.
AND, NORMAN,
STOP HIM COLD.
GET DOWN THERE
AND GET WILL'S KID
AND THAT DAME
WITH HIM IN CASE
WE NEED LEVERAGE.
[SIREN]
COME ON.
WE'LL TAKE MY CAR
TO THE HOSPITAL.
THOMPSON,
THIS IS MILLARD.
THAT PATIENT IN SOLITARY,
I WANT HIM TO HAVE
THE MOST COMPLETE
TREATMENT POSSIBLE.
I CAN HANDLE THAT.
NOW, JUST DISMISS HIM
FROM YOUR MIND.
SECURITY, NOW!
ON THE DOUBLE!
GO!
HOW'S MY KID?
FINE, EXCEPT FOR
WORRYING ABOUT YOU.
WHERE IS HE?
PROBABLY BACK
AT THE HACIENDA BY NOW.
LET'S GET MOVING
SO WE CAN STOP HIM
FROM WORRYING!
CAN YOU HURRY IT UP?
ALMOST FINISHED.
GOOD. BRING JESSIE OUT.
[ENGINE STALLING]
OH, NO!
DON'T WORRY.
WE'RE ALMOST THERE,
OLD BUDDY.
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU
STOPPING FOR?
HEY, I'M SEEING DOUBLE.
WHAT'S MILLARD AFTER?
COME ON. LET'S TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK.
[ENGINE STARTS]
COME ON.
HURRY UP.
IT'S TOMMY!
WILL, HOLD IT.
HOLD IT!
THERE'S SIX GUNS
AGAINST ONE.
WE NEED THOSE BIKES.
WE DON'T STAND A CHANCE
UNLESS WE LOWER THE ODDS.
GET THEM IN THE BACK
OF THE TRUCK.
NORMAN, GET
THE RIG HOOKED UP.
GET UP THERE, LADY.
INSIDE.
[ENGINE STARTS]
BILL, GET EVEL KNIEVEL'S
TRAILER IN THE DESERT
AND LOSE IT.
WE'LL SEE YOU
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
YES, SIR.
ALL SET.
MOVE IT OUT.
O.K.
HI, BOYS.
GET IN THERE.
GET IN THERE.
COME ON, GOON.
LET'S MOVE IT.
GET IN THERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
KNIEVEL WILL DO?
WHEN HE FINDS OUT
KATE AND TOMMY ARE GONE,
HE'LL COME AFTER US.
THAT'S WHAT
I'M COUNTING ON.
I'LL LET THE PORSCHE
SEE ME AND
DRAW THEM OFF.
YOU CAN TAKE CARE
OF THOSE GOONS
IN THE TRUCK.
RIGHT PLAN, WRONG PLAYER.
I'LL TAKE THE PORSCHE.
YOU'LL BE
AS GOOD AS DEAD.
I KNOW. WHAT CHOICE
DO I HAVE?
I WOULDN'T HAVE A CHANCE
AGAINST THOSE HOODS
IN THAT TRUCK.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK.
TAKE THIS.
THAT'LL HELP
EVEN THE ODDS.
GO ON.
YOU CAN DO IT.
SAVE MY KID, PARTNER.
YOU BET I WILL.
THERE'S SOMEONE BEHIND US.
SEE WHO IT IS.
IT'S KNIEVEL!
NO, THAT'S ATKINS.
WILL ATKINS.
DROP HIM. KILL HIM!
THAT'S IT!
WILL'S FINISHED.
MILLARD WILL
SEE TO THAT.
HOLD IT STEADY!
WELL, THAT'S ONE DOWN
AND ONE TO GO.
NOW LET'S GET KNIEVEL.
KNIEVEL!
WHAT WAS THAT?
HOW THE HELL
DO I KNOW?
WELL, I BETTER
PULL OVER.
NO, YOU KEEP ON MOVING.
MILLARD SAID NOT TO STOP
FOR ANYTHING.
I'LL GO TAKE A LOOK.
HEY!
EVEL.
EVEL!
I THOUGHT YOU CRASHED.
WHAT HAPPENED?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HOW YOU DOING, HUH?
ARE YOU O.K.?
I HATE CRYERS.
DID YOU GET MY DAD
OUT OF THE SANITARIUM?
SURE DID, BUT HE WENT
AFTER THE PORSCHE.
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
I THINK SO,
BUT WE'LL HAVE
TO WAIT TO FIND OUT.
THAT'S ALL I'VE EVER DONE,
JUST SIT AND WAIT.
DON'T WORRY, TOMMY.
HE'LL BE O.K.
YOU STAY HERE.
TOMMY, I NEED A HAND
FROM YOU.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT GOON STAYS DOWN.
COME WITH ME A MINUTE.
GIVE ME THE DOOR, TOMMY.
WE'LL LOCK HIM IN HERE.
WATCH YOUR HAND.
NOW, YOU TWO,
COME WITH ME.
LET'S GO.
NOW, LOOK. DON'T WORRY.
I'LL TAKE CARE
OF YOUR DAD.
LOOK, THE BOTH OF YOU,
REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
STAY BEHIND THIS HILL
UNTIL I COME BACK.
DON'T COME OUT
FOR ANYBODY.
HE'S PLAYING GAMES
WITH US.
I'LL SHOW HIM GAMES.
AAH!
AAH!
GET HIM!
COME ON!
COME ON!
[GUNSHOT]
AAH! AAH!
LOOK!
WHERE?
OVER THERE,
BY THE ROCKS.
I DON'T SEE
ANYTHING.
RIGHT THERE.
IT'S YOUR IMAGINATION.
NO.
DAD!
DAD!
TOMMY! SON!
TOMMY!
TOMMY.
OH, TOMMY.
[MOTORCYCLE]
OH, EVEL,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, I HAD
A COUPLE OF THINGS
TO TAKE CARE OF,
BUT I DIDN'T FIND WILL.
HE'S O.K.
WILL FOUND US!
HEY, THEY FINALLY FOUND
EACH OTHER.
LIKE WE DID?
GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
THIS IS FRANK GIFFORD,
SPEAKING TO YOU ONCE AGAIN
FROM SUNNY MEXICO.
HOPEFULLY, LAST WEEK'S
DISASTER WILL TURN
INTO THIS WEEK'S VICTORY.
VIVA KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
VIVA KNIEVEL!
[CHEERING]
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* ONE FINE DAY
* A MAN CAME TO TOWN
* A KING OF THE ROAD
* WITH A HELMET
FOR A CROWN *
* A MOTORCYCLE BIRD
WHO IS NEVER COMING DOWN *
* IT'S A ONE-MAN GAME
* WHEN THEY CALL HIS NAME
SINGING *
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA
* WHEN HE GETS IN GEAR
* THEY STAND AND CHEER
SINGING *
* VIVA
* HE'LL TAKE THAT CHANCE
* AND MAKE THAT LEAP
* HE'S A MAN WITH A DREAM
* AND A PROMISE TO KEEP
* AND THERE'S
NOTHING TOO HIGH *
* AND THERE'S NOTHING
TOO STEEP *
* WHEN HE MEETS THAT CROWD
* THEY SHOUT OUT LOUD
SINGING *
* VIVA
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA
* VIVA KNIEVEL
* VIVA *