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| Directed by | Tim Kirkby |
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| Cinematography | Michael Snyman |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 85 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $19 million[2] |
| Box office | $5.1 million[2] |
Action Point is a 2018 American slapstick comedy film directed by Tim Kirkby and starring Johnny Knoxville and Chris Pontius, both of whom had worked together on Jackass. Knoxville was inspired to make the film after seeing Matt Robertson's 2013 short documentary The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever, about Action Park, a theme park in New Jersey which was notorious for its poorly designed, unsafe rides, in addition to employing underaged, undertrained and often intoxicated staff.[3]
Set in the early 1980s, the film follows D.C. Carver, a daredevil who owns a low-rent, out-of-control amusement park Action Point with dangerous rides. D.C. and his crew must save the park from the loan officer Knoblach who plans on selling his land for foreclosure.
As with Bad Grandpa, a previous film by Knoxville, Action Point features traditional Jackass-style stunts connected by a fictional narrative. It was released in the United States on June 1, 2018 by Paramount Pictures. It underperformed at the box office, grossing $5.1 million against its $19 million budget and received mostly negative reviews from critics, who called the film "boring, by-the-numbers and deflated."[4]
- ^ "Action Point". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "Action Point (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ "Watch the Documentary That Inspired Johnny Knoxville's 'Action Point'". Fandango. May 30, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
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