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Jackass 2.5

Jackass 2.5 is a 2007 American direct-to-video comedy documentary compiled from unused footage shot for Jackass Number Two (2006), presented with newly filmed interviews in which the cast discusses the pranks, stunts, and bits that never made it into the theatrical film.¹ It runs 64 minutes, is rated NR, and was directed by Jeff Tremaine.²

Key fact	Detail
Release	December 19, 2007, distributed digitally before other platforms³
Director / producers	Jeff Tremaine (director); Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville (producers)⁴
Source material	Leftover footage from Jackass Number Two (2006), which the crew reportedly shot in excess of one film's worth¹
Runtime / rating	64 minutes; NR (not rated)²
Production	Dickhouse Productions; Paramount Pictures; co-produced by Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment and MTV New Media¹^•⁵
Principal cast	Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Chris Pontius, Steve-O, Jason "Wee Man" Acuña, Preston Lacy, Dave England, Ehren McGhehey⁶
Critical reception	52% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer from 3 reviews; 10,000+ audience ratings⁷

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Content

The film assembles stunts and pranks cut from Jackass Number Two. Paramount's own synopsis states that when the crew returned in 2006 to make jackass number two, "they filmed more than a movie—they filmed a movie and a half," and that 2.5 presents this excess of never-before-seen material through behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast.¹ Director Jeff Tremaine claimed the gang shot enough footage during the second film to make two complete films, and reviewers have argued that some segments, such as the "mini motorcycle mayhem" bit, could reasonably have appeared in the theatrical cut.⁸

Segments released as official clips include "Bed of Nails and Cobras," "Human Golf Tee," "King Kong Attacks!", "Mike Judge Blows Air Up a Butt," "Drinking Off The World's Longest Fingernails," "Dizzy Boxing," "Bam's Butt Kite," "Three 6 Mafia Get Pee-Gunned by Wee Man," "Alligator Obstacle Course," and "Bad Grandpa Test Drive."⁷ The "Bad Grandpa Test Drive" segment shows Johnny Knoxville in character as Irving Zisman, the elderly alter ego later central to the theatrical spin-off Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013).⁶^•⁷

Between the stunts, the film cuts to segments where cast members and crew members speak frankly about their part in the mayhem, as well as about how and why certain scenes fell short of what they had wanted.⁹

Place in the franchise

Jackass 2.5 established the ".5" format of the franchise: companion features built from unused footage and interviews, released on digital and home video rather than theatrically. It was followed by Jackass 3.5 (2011), Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 (2014), and Jackass 4.5 (2022).¹² The film is listed among the franchise entries streaming on Paramount+ as "Jackass 2.5: Uncut."¹³

Release and distribution

Jackass 2.5 was an early experiment in direct-to-internet feature distribution. According to a December 2007 UPI report, Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment and MTV New Media co-produced the 64-minute film, which was made up mainly of footage shot for Jackass Number Two; after an initial two-week period, it became available through pay-per-view platforms including iTunes and on DVD.⁵ Moviefone lists the digital release date as December 19, 2007.³ Sources disagree on the physical release date: Common Sense Media lists a DVD date of December 21, 2007,² while Moviefone lists DVD/Blu-ray on December 26, 2008.³

The internet-first strategy was later repeated for Jackass 3.5 (2011), which the Los Angeles Times described as Internet shorts collected into a digital, direct-to-DVD film, noting that Paramount had pushed a similar release strategy with Jackass 2.5.¹⁰ Paramount later made the entire Jackass movie catalog, including the digital features Jackass 2.5 and Jackass 3.5, available for rental through the franchise's Facebook page.¹¹ As of recent listings, the film streams on Paramount+ and can be rented or bought on platforms such as Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, and Fandango.³

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a Tomatometer score of 52% based on 3 reviews, with more than 10,000 audience ratings.⁷ Critics were largely dismissive at the time of release: David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews wrote that "the Jackass series officially runs out of steam with this exceedingly weak entry," and Felix Gonzalez Jr. of DVD Review called it "little more than a slapdash attempt to keep public interest in the franchise until the third movie goes underway."⁷ Common Sense Media's reviewer rated it 1 out of 5, describing it as "leftover, lesser stunts from Jackass crew," and noted the film carries the franchise's standard warning that the stunts were performed by professionals.²

Retrospective fan assessment has been warmer. A later review argued the film was "completely worth their time" and not composed of throwaway material,⁸ and audience comments on Rotten Tomatoes praise the mix of behind-the-scenes footage with stunts excluded from the main film for being too gross or too dangerous.⁷

References

Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Films and standalone screen works › Individual films by title and year › Franchise and series entries as standalone works › Direct-to-video and streaming series film entries

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026

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