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‘Jackass’ Director Reveals Details On Ryan Dunn Tribute

Fred Topel — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:02:30 +0000

Jackass director Jeff Tremain hung out at the MTV cocktail party, even though the network did not present any new Jackass material at their Television Critics Association panels. Over a couple of Mai Tais, Tremaine told me that the tragedy of Ryan Dunn’s death will inspire a new collection of Jackass hilarity.

“We’re gearing up to do a tribute to Ryan,” Tremaine said. “That’s our next project. It hurt pretty bad. It’s hurt everybody but we want to celebrate his life and show everybody. We have just such an amazing bank of footage of him. We’re going to dig it all up so we’ll discover it too.”

The 'Jackass' Crew Pay Tribute To Ryan Dunn

The special will include never before scene outtakes from the Jackass movies and TV-show. Tremaine remembers one that would be the ultimate find.

“There’s always been the Van Surfing, him and Chris re-enacting a scene from Teen Wolf that didn’t go well. We’ll see if they’ll let us air it but it’s pretty funny. Ryan was riding on the roof of the van and the van was speeding towards a body of water, stopped a little bit short. He made it to the water but the water was only like five inches deep, slammed pretty bad.”

MTV’s new Teen Wolf series didn’t even do the van surfing. Actually, the Jackass team self-censored that one, and Tremaine is still on the fence. “We decided not to air that because we thought that kids might imitate it too easily.”

The Jackass crew will shoot new interviews for the special, which Tremaine hopes will air in the fall.

The ‘Jackass’ Crew Pay Tribute To Ryan Dunn

Wookie Johnson — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:33:18 +0000

The Jackass crew put together this video as a tribute to their fallen comrade Ryan Dunn and screened it at his memorial service this past Wednesday. The second part of the montage is cut to “The Light Outlives the Star” by Roger Alan Wade. The touching song was written specifically for Dunn. “Ryan was really crazy about my cousin Roger,” said Johnny Knoxville, “He loved his music and really looked up to him. Rog’ was equally as crazy about Ryan and, like everyone else, was shook by his passing.”

The video does a nice job of showing the group’s camaraderie and how Dunn could be relied upon for his sense of humor and ability to keep the mood fun and light. It also points out that these guys don’t have many home movies that don’t involve punching one another in the groin, back, or head. Rest in peace, Dunn. (Dickhouse)

R.I.P. Ryan Dunn

Wookie Johnson — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:22:41 +0000

The Jackass crew have suffered their first casualty and miraculously it wasn’t Steve-O. Ryan Dunn and at unknown passenger died early this morning in Pennsylvania after his Porsche crashed following a night of drinking.

The likable prankster Dunn is best known for shoving a matchbox car up his rectum before receiving an X-ray in the first Jackass movie and for his appearances on several MTV shows including “Viva La Bam.” Hours before the accident, Dunn posted a picture of he and friends tying one on at the bar. It’s believed that he was drunk at the time of the accident and was absolutely not goaded by Johnny Knoxville to wear a blindfold while driving.

If this is true, it sucks to see someone lose their life in a way that could have been so easily prevented. And it really sucks to see them take somebody else with them. (TMZ)

Jackass 3.5

Reza F. — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:15:25 +0000

Director: Jeff Tremaine

Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Ryan Dunn

Synopsis: The Jackass boys are back at it again.

Release Date: March 2011