Don’t Be Such A Jackass:

Presented By: Danielle Boujikian, Case Miyahira, Shon, Alex Guthrie,Ramiro Carreon

A Look At the Ethics of the Jackass Trilogy

The Jackass Phenomenon

Stunts, Nudity, Pranks, Gags, Vomit, and More….

The Jackass Essence

• Skater humor • Grunge style• Vaudeville tribute• Slapstick comedy• XXX• Improvised and real

The Popularity of Jackass

• 2002- Jackass: The Movie US Gross- $64,282,312 • 2006- Jackass: Number

Two US Gross- $72,778,712 • 2010- Jackass 3D US Gross- $117,229,692

* Numbers taken from the-numbers.com

Jackass 3D Tops the Box Office

• Biggest single-day fall opening • Best October debut• The all-time greatest fall weekend record• #1 in Box Office opening week• 10th Anniversary of Jackass Franchise• 3D popularity• $37 million dollar budget• New Phantom high speed camera *Stats taken from MTV.com

Don’t Try This At Home

• Warning to not attempt stunts or send in video submissions

• Motion Picture Association of America- rated R for "dangerous, sometimes extremely crude stunts, language and nudity"

• But there are still numerous submissions on Youtube.com of copycat “jackasses”

• Spin-offs like Wild Boyz, The Dudesons, Viva La Bam

Jackass Copycats

-Associated Press, 2007- Jared Anderson, 20, suffered serious burns to his hands and genitals. Randell D. Peterson, 43, who sprayed lighter fluid on Anderson and lit him on fire, was charged with felony, battery, and first-degree reckless endangerment

-USC news, 2004- 16 year old Bobbi MacKinnon and her friend tied a rope to a merry-go-round and tied the other side to a pickup truck. Thrown 75 feet into the air and died upon impact with the cement.

-Toronto Star, 2002- A 15 year old boy dies after trying to jump over his

friends speeding car. He missed his cue and was dragged down the street. -Kidproof.com, 2002- A 17-year-old New Mexico teen died of head injuries

trying to hold onto a moving truck after seeing the stunt in the Jackass movie

Youtube.com clip

The Reality of Being A Jackass

• Steve O is well-known for his

wild and outlandish behavior• Numerous arrests for public

indecency, assault, drug/alcohol possession, drug smuggling, outstanding warrants, among many others

• 2008- Knoxville and other crew members respond to a supposed suicide threat

• Repeatedly in and out of psychiatric hospitals and rehabilitation centers

The Reality of Being A Jackass

• Knoxville- permanent penis damage, uses a catheter two times a day, multiple concussions, blunt force trauma

• Margera- multiple broken bones and concussions

• Steve O- broken nose, permanent nipple damage, lacerations and major bruising, third degree burns

• Danger Ehren- chronic back pain, permanent tooth damage

The Jackass Effect

• Audience doesn’t see the permanent damage of imitating Jackass stunts

• Initiated a wave of Jackass copycats

• Teaches the youth that wilding out is acceptable

• According to the FTC, one-third of 13-year-olds and nearly two-thirds of sixteen-year-olds lie, cheat and sneak their way into rated R films

• Ethically problematic

Will there be a Jackass 4?