Viva Knievel!

"The one and only real live Evel Knievel in his first dramatic movie role."

Jun 1 1977 PG 1h 46m
Action, Adventure, Biography

The legendary stuntman plans his most incredible stunt yet while battling the mob in this action-adventure.

Plot

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.

Written by

Antonio Santean, Norman Katkov

Directed by

Gordon Douglas

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Sherrill C. Corwin Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,448
Average Rating
3.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA