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Our favorite crash-test dummies return in 'Jackass'

By JAKE COYLE films, all directed by Jeff
Pity those in charge of CO- Tremaine — is so predicat-
VID-19 protocols on "Jack- ed on the group support
ass Forever." and belly-laugh reactions
Imagine, just for starters, the around the stunts. Here,
challenges of monitoring their impish band has been
the health of participants enlarged.
in something called the Along with regulars includ-
"Vomitron." I could describe ing Chris Pontius, Dave Eng-
this particular contrap- land, Danger Ehren and
tion of Johnny Knoxville's Preston Lacy are new addi-
but the name pretty much tions like YouTube star Zach
speaks for itself. Holmes and surfer Sean
Masks are seen here and "Poopies" McInerney. (Ab-
there among the crew sent are Ryan Dunn, who
of "Jackass Forever," but died in a car crash in 2011
they seem almost comi- and Bam Margera, who
cal when, just a few feet has filed a lawsuit after be-
away, someone is being ing fired from the produc-
drenched in pig semen tion.) Comedian Rachel
or luring a hive of bees to Wolfson, the first woman to
their penis. Exposure isn't This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Machine Gun Kelly, left, Johnny Knoxville, cen- join the crew, gets in on the
something to be mitigated ter, and Steve-O, in a scene from "Jackass Forever." action in a segment called
in "Jackass," a bruised and Associated Press "Scorpion Botox." The large-
fleshy world of saggy tum- ly white "Jackass" group
mies, soiled underwear and What began as gonzo so. Knoxville again tussles is the Looney Tunes variety. is also joined by several
so, so many testicles. It's a stunts carried out with the with a bull, who leaves him But the "Jackass" ethos — Black members including
way of life. fearlessness of youth have concussed and with mul- that none of us are so pre- Eric Manaka and Jasper, of
It's also never seemed a steadily morphed into tiple broken bones. As he's cious that we can't survive Odd Future, along with his
particularly sustainable a protest against matu- stretchered off, his merry a snake bite or a pogo father. Guest stars include
way of life. Just how many rity. Knoxville's hair is now band applauds him with stick to the groin — still Machine Gun Kelly, Eric An-
crotch shots can one take? gray (though it sometimes shouts of "Captain!" has charm. The "Jackass" dre and Tyler, the Creator.
But, more than 20 years af- switches in "Jackass For- Other things have gang make for a rollicking The only real membership
ter "Jackass" first premiered ever" back to dyed black) changed, some of them antidote to the beautiful, requirement for "Jackass"
on MTV in 2000, Knoxville and the recovery times for unspoken. We know more unblemished people who seems to be that pain is uni-
and company, now in their Stephen "Steve-O" Glover now, for example, about play superheroes that nev- versally shared — no one is
40s and 50s, are still try- and Jason "Wee Man" Acu- the lasting effects of head er so much as bleed. Here, exempt — and that after-
ing to answer such eternal ña are presumably longer. trauma. The nastier bits of there are no such delusions ward you can laugh it off.
questions while also pursu- One line more or less sums self-inflicted suffering also about humanity. Theirs is a What good is a "triple wed-
ing some personal white up their predicament: "He's have strange echoes with real-life Fight Club, just with gie" if you can't share it with
whales like actually, finally bleeding. My hairline is re- the abuses of Abu Ghraib, a whole lot more cackling. your pals? It's a formula
lighting a fart on fire under- ceding." which were likewise car- Masculinity is a joke for the that's been little changed
water. But the daredevil this-is-so- ried out with mugging for a guys of "Jackass" but broth- in "Jackass" since its incep-
"It's good to have dreams," stupid pranks are much the camera. In the tradition of erhood isn't. The appeal of tion. But, you know. If it ain't
someone says. same, sometimes exactly American torture, "Jackass" "Jackass" — now up to four broke.q

Samuel L. Jackson to receive honor at NAACP Image Awards

the Chairman's Award Directors, said in a state- able," "Snakes on a Plane"
during the 53rd NAACP Im- ment. "His continued pub- and multiple Marvel films
age Awards this month. lic service and advocacy including "The Avengers"
The NAACP announced for social change make and "Captain America:
Thursday that it will be- him an excellent recipient The Winter Solider."
stow the 73-year-old ac- for the Chairman's Award." The Oscar-nominated ac-
tor with the award, which Previous recipients have tor expects to star in the
recognizes individuals who included Tyler Perry, then- Apple TV limited series "The
demonstrate "exemplary Sen. Barack Obama, Dan- Last Days of Ptolemy Grey."
public service and use ny Glover, U.S. Rep. Max- He will receive an honor-
their distinct platforms to ine Waters and the late ary Academy Award at
create agents of change." U.S. Rep. John Lewis. the upcoming Governors
"Many might not know Jackson, who has ap- Awards this year. Scot X.
that prior to his acting peared in more than 100 Esdaile will receive the ac-
career, Jackson was a films, is known for his por- tivist of the year award.
staunch activist during the trayal of Jules in Quentin He is the president of the
Actor Samuel L. Jackson appears at the premiere of the film Civil Rights Movement in Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" Connecticut State Confer-
"Captain Marvel" in London on Feb. 27, 2019. Jackson will re-
ceive the Chairman’s Award during the 53rd NAACP Image the 1960s, even serving as and as Gator Purify in ence of NAACP branches.
Awards this month. an usher at Martin Luther Spike Lee's "Jungle Fever." The winners of the awards
Associated Press King Jr.'s funeral," Leon W. He has starred in several will be revealed during a
Russell, chairman of the other films such as "Do the BET broadcast on Feb. 26
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sam- uel L. Jackson will receive NAACP National Board of Right Thing," "Unbreak- at 8 p.m. Eastern.q