Left to right: Justin Moore-Lewy, Kelly Knievel, Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, Mat Hoffman, and Daniel Junge.
Last night we were all able to relive a bit of the awesome and wonder of our '70s childhoods with the Hollywood premiere of Being Evel—Evel, of course, being Evel Knievel, the American icon and daredevil known for his crazy stunts, larger-than-life behavior, and big time love for all things emblazoned in red, white, and blue. Directed by Oscar-winner Daniel Junge and produced by Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, Mat Hoffman, Justin Moore-Lewy, and Brendan Kiernan, Being Evel first appeared on the cinema scene earlier this year at Sundance, where the documentary was met with critical acclaim, and it's now set to blaze across the world this Friday, August 21st, with a limited theatrical release and widespread availability on iTunes. For now, here's a smattering of the faces that were in attendance to kick-off this thoroughly enjoyable and boldly honest portrayal of the legendary life and times of Evel Knievel…
Left to right: Tremaine with special effects maestro Elia Popov; Wee Man meets the press with some hands-on; Dave England does his red carpet duty.
Left to right: Executive producer George Hamilton with one of Evel's original motorcycle leathers; Red carpet selfie-in-action with Tremaine, Knoxville, Daniel Junge, and Hoffman; Tremaine goes tan-to-tan with George Hamilton.
Left to right: Tremaine and Hoffman get posey with Evel's son and daughter Kelly and Alicia Knievel; England and Wee Man get posey with Evel's motorcycle.
Left to right: Donnie "Money Shot" Anderson and Andy "Sweatpants Media" Bell; Barry "Symbolism" Smoler and Knate "Knew Mutants" Gwaltney; Knoxville with his daughter Madison.
Left to right: Introductions are important as Knoxville, Daniel Junge, Mat Hoffman, Tremaine, and George Hamilton do the Being Evel honors; Evel's big red, white, and blue truck was on display out front the Arclight theater on Sunset Blvd.
Left to right: Rental moguls and editing buddies Steven Gatto and Seth Casriel wait in line for a look inside Evel's truck; Wee Man emerges from within Evel's truck; Donnie Anderson and Anna get handsy with Evel's cane inside Evel's truck.
Left to right: A pre-lasted Lacey Reilly; After party Evel memorabilia on display; After party props Donna Stack and Sean Cliver.
Left to right: Closing the night out strong with Wee Man and Tremaine; Party boys Chris Pontius, Rick Kosick and Wild and Wonderful Whites wrangler Julien Nitzberg (not to mention an extremely shady Guch in the background).
(Photos by Rick Kosick; 2015)
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