Viva Knievel!

Ruthless drug smugglers plot the cold-blooded murder of celebrated motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel as he tours Mexico. They aim to use his truck to sneak a consignment of narcotics back across the United States border. But when Knievel learns of this appalling scheme, he hatches a daring and spectacular plan. Evel Kneivel plays himself., Evel Knievel battles drug smugglers. Lauren Hutton, Gene Kelly, Red Buttons, Leslie Nielsen, Frank Gifford, Marjoe Gortner, Sheila Allen. Barton: Cameron Mitchell. Gordon Douglas directed., As the legendary stuntman travels to Mexico to prepare for one of his greatest stunts yet, he takes time out of his schedule to meet his fans, help out lonely orphans and to get his alcoholic mechanic to reconcile with his son., The stunt daredevil in the star-spangled jumpsuit plays himself in this larger-than-life adventure. Drug traffickers hatch a plot to kill our hero and use his truck to smuggle dope. But with Gene Kelly as his mechanic, the motorbike messiah has little to fear., Gordon M. Douglas’ kitsch masterpiece starts as Evel Knievel (as himself) sneaks into an orphanage at midnight to distribute Evel Knievel action figures. Miraculously, one little boy casts aside his crutches and begins to walk. The plot kicks in as Evel, heading to a performance in Mexico, finds himself waylaid by nefarious drug dealers, headed by Stanley Millard (Leslie Nielsen), who plans to murder Evel in Mexico and then ship the body back across the border, loaded with drugs. Gene Kelly, of all people, is on hand as Will Atkins, Evel’s sloppy-drunk sidekick., Exhilarating action adventure. Ruthless drug smugglers plot the cold-blooded murder of celebrated motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel as he tours Mexico. They aim to use his truck to sneak a consignment of narcotics back across the United States border. But when Knievel learns of this appalling scheme, he hatches a daring and spectacular plan. Evel Kneivel plays himself.