The snake river cut through ancient basalt lava flows, forming this canyon that extends for more than fifty miles and features two major waterfalls and countless springs. Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump. He died of pulmonary disease in clearwater, florida, in 2007, aged 69. True evel the amazing story of evel knievel by cleanmpg. In 1974, evel knievel attempted a threequartermile jump across idahos snake river canyon in a steampowered rocket. The skycycle sample on afxs analog bubblebath iv album comes from this record. It uses material from the wikipedia article evel knievel. Evel knievel tv movie 1974 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Before i jump this motorcycle over these 19 cars and i want you to know theres not a volkswagen or a datsun in the row before i sail cleanly over that last truck, i want to tell you that last. He was born in 1938 and raised by his grandparents in butte, mont.
Motorcycle stunt man evel knievel jumping over the fountain at caesars. I couldve known since the track is named knievel but it just never occurred to me that it was evel knievel until i heard it on. Evel knievel s last interview, given days before he died. His most famous stunt was an attempted jump over idahos snake river canyon in a rocketpowered motorcycle in 1974. Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of butte, montana. Evel knievel was an american daredevil who became an icon in the 1970s for his incredible motorcycle stunts. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Evel knievel evel knievel 1974, gatefold, vinyl discogs. Over the course of his career, he attempted more than 75 ramptoramp motorcycle jumps knievel was inducted into the motorcycle hall of fame in 1999. Also in 1974, evel and amherst records released at the sound city studios the selftitled album evel knievel, which included a press conference, an antidrug talk for his young fans, and four other tracks. The film depicts knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump.
Whether its the stories of the men and women who have done amazing things in racing, the machines that roar around tracks and shape the earth, or some bizarre mechanized history, dorko. Evel knievel october 17, 1938 november 30, 2007, born robert craig knievel, was an american daredevil and entertainer. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. If you were a boy in america in the 70s, youll want to check this out.
Evel knievel attempts to jump a canyon on his x2 skycycle on september 8 1974 in. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Evel knievel merchandising, personal artifacts, and xrays from his injuries were also exhibited. Heinz kluetmeier photo by heinz kluetmeier sports illustrated via getty images set number. Next to that is a writeup placed inside a grey box. Evel knievel on imdb evel knievel is available for free download at the internet archive. Knievel is known for trying to do more than 75 ramptoramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across snake river canyon in idaho in the skycycle, a steampowered rocket.
Evel knievel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. San francisco, ca get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. His parents split when he was young and had little contact with him. Evel knievel is a 1971 american biographical film starring george hamilton as motorcycle. Stuntman finishes what evel knievel started at snake canyon when evel knievel first attempted a deathdefying jump over an idaho river canyon in 1974, everybody knew about it as it was happening. Factbased account of the famous stuntman, from his early days to the nearfatal motorcycle jump at caesars palace. According to many interviews knievel gave, he was rechristened evil knievel by local police officers who arrested him for stealing hubcaps when he was young. Stuntman finishes what evel knievel started at snake. Watch evel knievel tv movie 1974 movie streaming online. With sam elliott, noble willingham, gary barton, michael anderson jr pilot for an adventure and comedy series starring sam elliott as the title character and gary barton as his sidekick. Soon after, he traveled to knievel s hometown of butte, montana for the annual evel knievel days celebration.
Download launching the pilot evel knievel tv pilot 1974. Evel knievel official evel knievel website featuring. With george eads, jaime pressly, lance henriksen, matt gordon. The majestic perrine bridge spans the canyon nearly 500 feet above the snake river near the site of famous daredevil evel knievel s unsuccessful 1974 jump across the canyon. In the pilot, evel knievel must compete against a female motorcycle daredevil.
This lp is not the usual evel knievel lp you find on internet searches, which is mostly recorded dialog. None of his memorabilia was there, mckay said in a 2014 interview. The majority of his jumps were made on the harleydavidson xr750 motorcycle. As the movie closes over the grand canyon, george hamilton delivers a voiceover monologue in the knievel character. Free download evel incarnate the life and legend of evel knievel download online. Part of evel knievel s spectacle was his custom touring rig. This is ten original songs written and recorded about evel with his permission, featuring obscure but topnotch country music players and singers. Download episode 187 is evel knievel 1974 pilot for an adventure and comedy series starring sam elliott as the title character and gary barton as his sidekick. After months of research and a lengthy negotiation, he acquired a set of evel knievel s 1974 jump leathers. Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his. American folk hero was first reality star but also had an ugly dark side. October 17, 1938 november 30, 2007, professionally known as evel knievel, was an american stunt performer and entertainer. This movie is the biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil evil knievel.
Knievel kept up his pursuit of the united states government. Evel knievel 1971 movie this is the best quality version of the movie that i have seen. The resurrection of evel knievels 1970s mack haul rig. The dorkomotive podcast hosted by brian lohnes is a research driven, story fueled, mechanically stoked look at the machines, people, and history that make up the modern mechanical world. Custom 1972 ideal evel knievel carded action figure evel knievel red suit helmet b with cardback protection. In the pilot evel knievel must compete against a female motorcycle daredevil. The career jumps and stunts of motorcycle daredevil evel knievel spanned from 1965 to 1980. Volvo s60 crashes, robbie knievel snake river, bmw.
As a professional daredevil, knievel attempted or successfully jumped over 75 ramptoramp motorcycle jumps, as well as, his failed 1974 x2 skycycle rocket jump. He failed, but the highly promoted stunt helped him achieve celebrity status. If you were a young boy, like i was, in the summer of 1974, you talked about two things. Evel knievel has sued kanye west, taking issue with a music video in which the rapper takes on the persona of evel kanyevel and tries to jump a rocketpowered motorcycle over a canyon. Evel knievel snake river canyon 9874 video dailymotion. There is also an evel knievel heading above the writeup. Someone gave this to me the other night in dallas, and i hadnt seen it previously. Robert knievel was a young man with a wild streak and a love for. The rig itself is one longtime readers will remember as well evel knievel s 1974 mack fs700l cabover, rescued from weeds and general dereliction in a yard in clearwater, fla.
Evil knievel entire old 70s movie george hamilton youtube. Overview of evel knievel, 1974, directed by michael oherlihy, with sam elliott, gary barton, karen philipp, at turner classic movies. Evel knievel 1974 lp vinyl record evel knievel author format. There are 60 items required and the current finest possible set rating is 10. The movie reflects on major events in his life just before a big jump. This articles text is licensed under the gnu free documentation license. These 22 stickers are actually reprints from 1970 topps way out. An american icon from his humble roots in the unlikely town of butte, mt, knievel rode his motorcycle and guts to an unparalleled level of worldwide. Check out the vast collections of evel knievel pictures from ap images. Evel knievels last interview, given days before he died. Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was. He has broken 433 bones during his career which earned him a title. One of the common movie posters for the film depicts knievel jumping his motorcycle off a likely grand canyon cliff. Evel knievel s 1988 selfproduced documentary was entitled last of the gladiators.
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