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“Jackass: Best and Last” Film Details
- Director(s): Jeff Tremaine
- Based On Work By: Jason ‘Wee Man’ Acuña, Tory Belleci, J.P. Blackmon, Sean Cliver, Dimitry Elyashkevich, Dave England, Zach Holmes, Johnny Knoxville, Preston Lacy, Knate Lee, Ehren McGhehey, Sean McInerney, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Trip Taylor, Jeff Tremaine, Davon Wilson, Rachel Wolfson
- Runtime: 1 Hour(s) and 32 Minutes
- Public Release Date (In Theaters): June 26, 2026
- Genre(s): Comedy, Documentary
- Content Rating: Rated R
- Primary Language: English
- Images © of / Courtesy Of Paramount
Movie Summary
As many times before, Johnny Knoxville paints the idea that this is the last one, and with archival footage, including their first skit from 1998, it seems a bit more real than ever before. However, with still being hit by bulls, putting things in their behinds, and the type of situations that make you wonder if SaW was inspired by this franchise, whether past or present, we’re reminded why the Jackass crew has been part of our lives for decades.
Cast and Characters
Johnny Knoxville
- Character Summary: The leader of the Jackass crew, who doesn’t participate in the majority of the stunts or gags, anymore, but when he participates, it is usually notable – like being hit by a bull.
Steve-O
- Character Summary: Perhaps one of the most well known members of the Jackass crew, who has an infectious laugh and tries his best to keep up with the fresh faces – even if it means putting something up his butt.
Review and Commentary
Highlight(s)
You’ll Be Clenching, Grimacing And Laughing All The Way Through [83/100]
The Jackass franchise has always been a bit sick and twisted, but in the most comical way. Whether it is shocking or tazing one another, launching people into the air, using torture devices, often at or near genitals, or just doing something utterly stupid, Jackass: Best and Last is like any other – but with archival footage. The kind that reminds you there was a time Steve-O was hesitant about putting stuff up his butt. That the teeth many of the guys have are new, and that, between herniated disks and concussions, even if this ultimately isn’t the last one, things will need to come to an end soon.
Granted, Bad Grampa could go on, and the younger cast could take over, but it wouldn’t be the same. For like a horror movie, it is about caring about the cast and characters to really make the moment. A random person getting hit by a giant hand wouldn’t be the same if you didn’t give a damn about them. Someone beyond Knoxville getting hit by a bull wouldn’t be something to grimace over if you didn’t come to like him. Never mind, who else could convince Brad Pitt to pretend to get kidnapped?
Every clench from a shot to the nuts, every grimace when they do something you’d have to be paid a whole lot of money for, and the comedy? The type that has you increasingly laughing with, rather than at, the people experiencing the scenario, really makes it so that if this is the last time the group gets together, things would have ended on a high note.
On The Fence
New Faces Don’t Leave Much Of An Impression [74/100]
Part of what makes this feel like the final movie, or what could easily work as the final movie, is that a lot of the new faces don’t stand out. They may say their names once, in the beginning, and before the stunt, but most feel like younger versions of past cast members. For example, there is a heavyset cast member whose weight is exploited for gags. However, most don’t have a notable personality. They seem down for the nonsense, a chance to hang out with the original Jackass crew, but the stunts feel very much in service to the veterans, and there is no sense of a baton being passed.
Heck, even the one girl amongst them barely feels like she is part of the gang. She’s around, maybe puts on a costume to help set up or execute a gag, but as for showing she is just as down as the boys? Maybe outdoing them? Nope. Leaving you with the feeling that maybe this is coming to an end because no one can really fill the shoes of the OG crew, and they don’t really want them to.
Overall
Our Rating (78/100): Mixed (Divisive)
With a healthy dose of archival footage, mixed in with some new, Jackass: Best and Last lives up to its title. And with the original Jackass crew seemingly uninterested in really showcasing anyone who could carry the franchise, this truly does feel like the end.
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