Being Evel (2015)

With all the great original footage available, the documentary doesn't take any chances, relying on a talking head format that doesn't make the stunts any less thrilling but also doesn't sustain much tension.

Directed by Daniel Junge and produced by stunt star and actor Johnny Knoxville, who also acts as a narrator and host (also a producer) this isn't just a documentary, it is a tribute, even though it doesn't shy away from showing Evel's dark side.

This is very much a warts and all portrait, but in the process it brings us much closer to its subject, feeds a depth of appreciation many fans of those stunt shows will not have felt before.