When I was a kid, my brother had one of those Evel Knievel motorcycle toys. The one where you put Evel on his bike, and snapped his bike onto this ramp thing. You wound him up via a wheel on the side as hard as you could, and when you pressed the button, Evel raced off of the ramp and directly into whatever disaster you had created for the little daredevil.

Evel Knievel was an American hero.  But behind every man, there is a dark side. A new documentary due to have a limited release in August 2015 is showing every side of Evel Knievel. The film, Being Evel, is produced by Johnny Knoxville, creator of MTV's Jackass, and George Hamilton along with a host of other producers and is already sweeping the film festival circuit.

See the trailer in the video below:

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