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{{short description|2006 film by Jeff Tremaine}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Jackass Number Two
| image          = Jackass Number Two movie poster.jpg
| alt            = In a black background, a skull with two crunches crossing each other, bearing resemblance of a poison pictogram. Below it, the films titles with the word "Jackass" missing in the poster followed by a warning regarding to stunts performed in the film.
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Jeff Tremaine]]
| writer         =
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Jackass (TV series)|Jackass]]''|[[Johnny Knoxville]]<br />[[Spike Jonze]]<br />Jeff Tremaine}}
| producer       = {{plainlist|
* Jeff Tremaine<ref name="afi">{{cite web |url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/63894 |title=Jackass: Number Two (2006)|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref>
* Spike Jonze<ref name="afi"/>
* Johnny Knoxville<ref name="afi" />
}}<!-- producer only, not executive producer or co-producer -->
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* Johnny Knoxville
* [[Bam Margera]]
* [[Steve-O]]
* [[Chris Pontius]]
* [[Ryan Dunn]]
* [[Jason Acuña|Wee-Man]]
* [[Preston Lacy]]
* [[Dave England]]
* [[Ehren McGhehey]]
}}
| cinematography = Dimitry Elyashkevich
| editing        = {{plainlist|
* Seth Casriel
* Matthew Probst
* Scott Simmons
}}
| music          = [[Sam Spiegel (musician)|Sam Spiegel]]
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[Jackass (franchise)|Dickhouse Productions]]<ref name="afi" />
* Lynch Siderow Productions<ref name="afi" />
}}
| distributor    = {{plainlist|
* [[Paramount Pictures]]<ref name="afi" />
* [[MTV Films]]<ref name="afi" />
}}
| released       = {{Film date|2006|9|22}}
| runtime        = 92 minutes<ref name="afi" />
| country        = United States<ref name="afi" />
| language       = English
| budget         = $11.5 million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jackass2.htm |title=Jackass Number Two (2006) |access-date=September 11, 2007 |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref>
| gross          = $84.6 million<ref name="mojo" />
}}
'''''Jackass Number Two''''' is a 2006 American [[reality film|reality]] [[slapstick]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Jeff Tremaine]], and produced by Tremaine, [[Spike Jonze]], and [[Johnny Knoxville]]. It is the sequel to ''[[Jackass: The Movie]]'' (2002), both based upon the [[MTV]] series ''[[Jackass (franchise)|Jackass]]''. Like its predecessor and the original television show, the film is a compilation of stunts, pranks and skits, starring the regular ''Jackass'' cast of Johnny Knoxville, [[Bam Margera]], [[Dave England]], [[Ryan Dunn]], [[Chris Pontius]], [[Jason Acuña|Wee Man]], [[Steve-O]], [[Preston Lacy]], and [[Ehren McGhehey]].

Produced by [[MTV Films]], [[Jackass (franchise)|Dickhouse Productions]] and Lynch Siderow Productions, and distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]], the film premiered in theaters on September 22, 2006, received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $84.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $11.5 million.

Unused material of the film was released as a separate movie titled ''Jackass 2.5'' online on December 19, 2007, and on [[DVD]] on December 26, 2007.<ref name=Jackass>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071213-jackass-2-5s-biggest-stunt-skipping-the-box-office.html|title=Jackass 2.5's biggest stunt: skipping the box office|work=Ars Technica|date=December 13, 2007|access-date=July 10, 2015}}</ref> It was followed by another sequel, ''[[Jackass 3D]]'' (2010).

==Synopsis==
The film opens by introducing the primary cast members while bulls aggressively chase them in a suburban neighborhood, wreaking havoc in the process.

The most notable stunts include: [[Johnny Knoxville]] riding a big red rocket which gets launched into the air; [[Bam Margera]] being trapped and stuck in a trailer with a [[king cobra]]; [[Dave England]] riding a giant firehose that launches him into a patch of mud; [[Ryan Dunn]] being launched into a garage door while riding a shopping cart; [[Chris Pontius]]' penis dressed as a mouse while a snake attempts to bite it; [[Jason Acuña|Wee Man]] getting zapped by an electric stool upon believing that cards are being thrown at him by champion card thrower Jim Karol; [[Steve-O]] getting his cheek pierced by a [[fish hook]] and getting thrown into the [[shark]]-infested [[Gulf of Mexico]]; [[Preston Lacy]] disguising himself as Bam's father [[Phil Margera|Phil]], in order to spoon with Bam's mother [[April Margera|April]] in bed; and [[Ehren McGhehey]] attempting a loop while riding a [[pocketbike]].

The final stunt is a prank orchestrated by the entire cast and crew on Ehren McGhehey, in which Ehren dresses up as a terrorist along with [[cinematographer]] Dimitry Elyashkevich, and the pair take a taxi to the airport, convincing the taxi driver that they are going to blow up a plane. In reality, the driver is swapped with director/actor [[Jay Chandrasekhar]], who becomes violent with Ehren when he attempts to initiate the prank. The taxi then pulls into a vacant lot, where a panicked Ehren is forced into the trunk and Jay drives around the lot in circles. When the car comes to a stop, Ehren is relieved to discover that it is a prank and that he was never in serious danger. However, it is also revealed to Ehren that the beard that was put on him as part of the bit was made up of [[pubic hair]] by a majority of the cast and crew, one of whom actually happened to have [[Pediculosis pubis|crabs]], after which Ehren gets angry and [[Retching|dry heaves]].

The movie concludes with Johnny Knoxville putting his hand in a [[Trapping|bear trap]], before transitioning into a performance by the main cast in a [[Busby Berkeley|Busby Berkeley-style]] movie musical production number set to the ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]]'' song "The Best of Times", where the guys sing and dance while performing more stunts. After a wrecking ball hits Knoxville, [[Rip Taylor]] appears to end the movie much like in the predecessor.

==Cast==
The entire main cast from ''[[Jackass: The Movie]]'' returned for the sequel.
{{cast listing|
* [[Johnny Knoxville]]
* [[Bam Margera]]
* [[Chris Pontius]]
* [[Steve-O]]
* [[Ryan Dunn]]
* [[Dave England]]
* [[Jason Acuña|Wee Man]]
* [[Ehren McGhehey]]
* [[Preston Lacy]]
}}

===Guest appearances===
{{cast listing|
* [[Brandon DiCamillo]]
* [[Brandon Novak]]
* [[April Margera]], [[Phil Margera]] and [[Jess Margera]]
* Loomis Fall
* Stephanie Hodge
* Mike Kassak
* Thor Drake
* Predatory animal experts David Weathers and [[Manny Puig]]
* Jim Karol
* [[Mat Hoffman]]
* [[Tony Hawk]]
* [[Clyde Singleton]]
* [[Jason Taylor (American football player)|Jason Taylor]]
* [[Mark Zupan (sportsman)|Mark Zupan]]
* [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]]
* [[Jay Chandrasekhar]]
* [[Ville Valo]]
* [[Three 6 Mafia]]
* [[Roger Alan Wade]]
* [[Rip Taylor]]
* [[Luke Wilson]]
* [[Willie Garson]]
* [[Mike Judge]]
* Knoxville's daughter Madison can be heard offscreen in the end credits
}}

=== Crew ===
Crew members who appear in this movie:
* Director and producer [[Jeff Tremaine]]
* Producer [[Spike Jonze]]
* Executive producer Trip Taylor
* Co-producer and [[cinematographer]] Dimitry Elyashkevich
* Co-producer and photographer Sean Cliver
* Cameramen [[Lance Bangs]], [[Rick Kosick]], Greg "Guch" Iguchi, and Mark Rackley
* Photographer Ben "Benzo" Kaller
* Sound mixer Cordell Mansfield
* Boom operator Seamus Frawley
* Art director J.P. Blackmon
* Property master Scott Manning

Stunts including ''[[Viva La Bam]]'' regular [[Vincent Margera|Don Vito]] were also filmed and shown in original trailers. However, due to the scandal surrounding his arrest just prior to the film's release and the nature of the charges against him, all the scenes involving Don Vito were cut late in development.

Notable exceptions to the supporting cast are [[Chris Raab|Raab Himself]], who was battling alcoholism and drug addiction at the time, and [[Rake Yohn]], who did however appear in ''[[Jackass 2.5]]''. They both were recurring cast members in the ''Jackass'' TV show and in the first ''Jackass'' movie. Ryan Dunn initially approached Raab to appear in the movie, however, he declined the offer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Raab |first=Chris |title=Bathroom Break Podcast #14 - Joe Frantz: Filmmaker/Author |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUUDVAHXHVg&t=3910s |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=August 4, 2022 |date=November 19, 2018}}</ref>

==Production==
Shooting began on January 30, 2006, and ended on June 23, 2006.<ref name="The Wolfie Diaries">{{Cite web|title=The Wolfie Diaries|url=http://www.jackassmovie.com/| publisher =Paramount Pictures| access-date =April 22, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Dunn2">{{Cite AV media | people=Dunn, Ryan|date=2006|title=Jackass Number Two DVD, The Making of Jackass Number Two| medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Pictures}}</ref> During filming, the ''Jackass'' cast refused to divulge their various locations, out of fear of fans interfering with the filming process.  Notable filming locations include [[India]], [[Australia]], [[England]], [[Moscow, Russia|Moscow]] and [[Argentina]]. A few insights were leaked prior to the movie's release by [[Steve-O]] and [[Bam Margera]] via [[Radio Bam]] and [[Loveline]]. Other shootings were [[Bull Shoals, Arkansas]]; [[Key West, Florida]]; [[Los Angeles, California]]; [[Miami, Florida]]; [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]; [[New York City, New York]]; and [[West Chester, Pennsylvania]]. Even after completing enough footage for ''Number Two'', Knoxville was so energized by being back together with his friends and shooting again, that he encouraged everyone to stay together and film more stunts (most of which ultimately released with ''2.5''), willing to even put himself at further risk of injury simply because he didn't want to part with the group so soon.

The infamous stunt "How to Milk a Horse" was originally shot for ''[[Wildboyz]]'', but was saved for future use.<ref name="Knoxville">{{Cite AV media | people=Knoxville, Johnny|date=2006|title=Jackass Number Two DVD commentary | medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Pictures}}</ref> "The idea to drink the horse semen was not actually planned but was "in the back of everyone's mind."<ref name="Tremaine">{{Cite AV media | people=Tremaine, Jeff|date=2006|title=Jackass Number Two DVD commentary | medium=DVD|publisher=Paramount Pictures}}</ref> To agree to do the stunt, [[Chris Pontius]] asked director [[Jeff Tremaine]] for a full day off of work, but discouraged doing so since Pontius had missed work the day before.<ref name="Knoxville, Johnny 2006">[[Hot 30 Countdown]] interview. Knoxville, Johnny. 2006.</ref> Additionally, on screen Chris Pontius stated to Jeff Tremaine, "This is going to make up for something bad I'm going to do in the future." This deal was verbally agreed upon and sealed with a handshake; it should also be noted that said deal was videotaped for the camera.

Deleted scenes that were also filmed but not included in either the final film or ''Jackass 2.5'' include: "The Lamborghini Tooth Pull" with [[Don Vito]] (which would later be performed in ''[[Jackass 3D]]'' by [[Ehren McGhehey]]); "The Human Newton's Cradle", where [[Preston Lacy]], [[Bam Margera]], [[Phil Margera]], Don Vito, and [[Brandon DiCamillo]] were the "[[sphere]]s" for a life size [[Newton's cradle]]; "Meatball Sling Shot", where Bam slingshots a meatball in Vito's face (which was also performed by Phil Margera and included in ''Jackass 2.5''); "SWAT Team Wake Up", where a SWAT Team wakes [[Johnny Knoxville]] up by blowing the door to his motel room; "Wee Baby", where [[Jason Acuña|Wee Man]] is dressed as a baby and put in a box in an attempt to get shipped out through the mail (which was later redone in ''[[Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa]]''); "Unicycle Hellride", where [[Steve-O]] rides a unicycle over hot coals; "Balloon Flight", where Bam has balloons tied to him which causes him to float in the sky, he then uses a pellet gun to shoot the balloons with to slowly descend into a lake; and "Ignited Farts", where Bam, Steve-O, [[Ryan Dunn]], [[Chris Pontius]], and [[Dave England]] would get in a bathtub and try to ignite their farts underwater, ending with Dave defecating by accident (this stunt would later be performed by Steve-O in ''[[Jackass Forever]]''). Although they were deleted, some of the deleted scenes are briefly shown in the credits or the making of ''Jackass Number Two'' and ''Jackass 2.5''. A short clip of the tooth pull scene appeared in the original trailer for ''Jackass Number Two'', a photo of the human Newton's cradle was released, and the entire "Ignited Farts" sequence was once available on the Jackass World website, but has since disappeared following the website's closure.

==Screenings and release==
The film had 4 different screenings for fans of Jackass and [[MySpace]] users, which was a part of MySpace's "Black Carpet" screening. The screenings took place a few days before the movie was released (possibly August). Some of the screenings also had surprise visits by cast and crew. For example, the Pennsylvania screening had director [[Jeff Tremaine]] and cast members [[Johnny Knoxville]] and [[Bam Margera]].

On June 15, 2006, [[Yahoo!]] released the first official teaser for the movie.<ref name="Jackass Number Two trailer">{{cite web | title=Yahoo.com | work= Trailer release. | url=https://movies.yahoo.com/feature/jackassnumbertwo.html;_ylt=ApEn3ddKY55TPRRTNwB5b6ZfVXcA}} Retrieved on April 4, 2008.</ref> The stunts in the trailer included Knoxville riding a "rocket bike" off a ramp and a blindfolded Knoxville being rammed by a [[yak]].

The film was released on DVD on December 26, 2006, in its R-rated version in [[4:3|full]] and [[Widescreen|wide]]screen, and in widescreen in the unrated version.<ref name="Amazon">{{cite web | title=Jackass Number Two (Full Screen Edition) | work= DVD Release info. | date= December 26, 2006 | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000JLTRJU/}}</ref>

===Box office===
''Jackass Number Two'' opened on September 22, 2006, in 3,900 screens at 3,059 theaters. It debuted at number one on its opening weekend with a total gross of $29 million.<ref name=mojo/> On its first day in theaters ''Jackass Number Two'' matched its $11.5 million production budget.<ref name=mojo/> The film grossed an additional $14 million in its second week. Overall the film made $84.6 million worldwide, nearly $5 million more than the original.<ref name=mojo/>

==Critical reception==
[[Review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reports a 66% approval rating from 101 critic reviews; the average rating is 6.00/10. The general consensus reads: "Better than any sequel to the movie of a television show has a right to be, ''Jackass Number Two'' dares you not to laugh."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jackass_number_2/|title=Jackass: Number Two (2006)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a rating of 66 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/jackass-number-two|title=Jackass Number Two (2006)|work=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=May 20, 2018}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com|title=Find CinemaScore|format=Type "Jackass" in the search box|publisher=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=July 20, 2021}}</ref>

''[[The New York Times]]'' awarded ''Jackass Number Two'' a Critic's Pick, writing, "Debased, infantile and reckless in the extreme, this compendium of body bravado and malfunction makes for some of the most fearless, liberated and cathartic comedy in modern movies."<ref name="Jackass Number Two movie review">{{cite news | title=nytimes.com | work= Jackass Number Two movie review. | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/movies/22jack.html | first=Nathan | last=Lee | date= September 22, 2006 | access-date=March 6, 2022}} Retrieved on April 4, 2008.</ref> On  ''[[At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper|Ebert & Roeper]]'', [[Richard Roeper]] and guest critic [[Fred Willard]] gave ''Jackass Number Two '' a "Two Thumbs Up" rating.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tvplex.go.com/buenavista/ebertandroeper/060925.html |title=Ebert & Roeper - Reviews for the weekend of September 22-24, 2006 |access-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026203942/http://tvplex.go.com/buenavista/ebertandroeper/060925.html |archive-date=October 26, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEHUcJP68xA|title = - YouTube|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Jackass Number Two: Music from the Motion Picture}}

The soundtrack was released on September 26, 2006, by Bulletproof Records. The soundtrack features songs that were featured in the movie, and various audio clips from the movie. Among the new songs included in the soundtrack are "Gettin' Fucked Up" – a collaboration between rap group [[Three Six Mafia]] (who themselves briefly appear in the film) and [[Josey Scott]], lead singer of [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Saliva (band)|Saliva]] – and "Backass" – a collaboration between [[electroclash]] musician [[Peaches (musician)|Peaches]] and [[Karen O]], lead singer of the [[indie rock]] trio [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]].

==Home media==
The Rated and Unrated DVD versions of the movie were released on December 26, 2006.<ref name="Amazon"/> The rated version includes the 96 minute theatrical release, with bonus features, and the unrated includes extended scenes that were shortened in the original movie. Both DVDs feature commentary by the cast (with the exception of [[Bam Margera]]), director and producer [[Jeff Tremaine]], and co-producer and cinematographer Dimitry Elyashkevich. The DVD also included 16 deleted scenes removed from the theatrical release, more than 20 additional scenes, 9 TV spots, 8 promotional spots including the theatrical trailer, gag reel, the uncensored version of ''Karazy'' by [[Chris Pontius]] and a promotional commercial for the 2006 [[MTV Video Music Awards|VMA]]s.<ref>{{cite web | title=Amazon.com | work= DVD the Moon {{!}} [[Johnny Knoxville]]}}</ref> ''The Making of Jackass'' featurette is also featured on the DVD.

==''Jackass 2.5''==
''Jackass 2.5''  was a direct-to-home media version with additional footage (in this case, both intentionally for 2.5 and footage they were unable to include for ''Number Two''). It was released to the Internet at [[Blockbuster.com]] and [[Hulu]] as a free screening on December 19–31, 2007, and to DVD on December 26, 2007. It includes special features such as the making of ''Jackass 2.5'', the making of ''[[Jackass: The Game]]'', deleted scenes, photo gallery, and additional footage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/jackass-2-5-to-be-released-to-the-internet|title='Jackass 2.5' to Be Released to the Internet|date=March 25, 2015|website=Associated Press|access-date=February 9, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Jackass 2.5">{{cite web | title=TMZ | work= New DVD release. | date= October 2, 2006 | url=https://www.tmz.com/2006/10/02/more-jackass-than-you-can-shake-a-stick-at/}}</ref>

The most notable bits include:  [[Johnny Knoxville]] getting a prostate exam and trying to donate sperm at a clinic in Russia; [[Bam Margera]] flying a kite out of his anus with [[anal beads]]; toy airplanes attacking [[Preston Lacy]] while he is painted as [[King Kong]]; [[Dave England]] and [[Ehren McGhehey]] boxing with after getting violently spun on office chairs; [[Jason Acuña|Wee Man]] bullfighting against a calf; a [[snapping turtle]] biting [[Chris Pontius]] on the nose; [[Steve-O]] drinking beer off [[Shridhar Chillal]]'s nails; [[Ryan Dunn]] and Bam getting golf balls teed off of them, and members of the ''Jackass'' team going through a [[Cajun]] obstacle course with alligators, pigs, paintball shots, and spittoon drinking.

==Sequel==
{{main|Jackass 3D}}
Paramount Pictures and MTV Films greenlit a third ''Jackass'', which was shot in 3D.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://variety.com/2009/film/news/bloody-3d-sequels-planned-1118012044/ | work=Variety | title=Bloody 3D sequels planned | first=Tatiana | last=Siegel | date=December 1, 2009}}</ref>  Filming began in January 2010 and it was released on October 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Jackass-3-To-Start-in-January-And-Be-In-3D-15776.html|title=Jackass 3 To Start in January And Be In 3D?|work=cinemablend.com|access-date=July 10, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924001835/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Jackass-3-To-Start-in-January-And-Be-In-3D-15776.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
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* [http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Jackass+Number+Two+director+Jeff+Tremaine/ 2007 SuicideGirls interview with Jackass Number Two director Jeff Tremaine by Daniel Robert Epstein]
* {{IMDb title|1117523|Jackass 2.5}}

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