Plot of Jackass 5: Crazy Stunts, Dangerous Pranks and Impossible Challenges

Jackass 5 is the comedy movie coming out. The plot shows a sequence of increasingly dangerous stunts, elaborate pranks and actions that defy all logic.

"This is the natural place to end - Johnny Knoxville told Rolling Stone - so it will be absolutely terrible". When the interviewer wished him good luck, Knoxville retorted: "You should hope it goes terribly! It should be a fucking train wreck. That's what you should hope for. I think we designed it that way".

The decision to close the saga also stems from the danger of filming. Knoxville revealed he suffered brain damage during the filming of Jackass Forever in 2022, after being thrown into the air by a bull.

Cast of Jackass 5: Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius and Jason "Wee Man" Acuña

Johnny Knoxville returns as leader of the gang, although with evident physical limitations. After the 2022 head trauma, he admitted he cannot risk another concussion: he acted in The Luckiest Man in America and in Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie, and currently also hosts Fear Factor: The Next Chapter on Fox.

Steve-O, whose real name is Stephen Glover, participated in a MrBeast video titled "30 Celebrities Fight For $1,000,000", winning the competition: his tour The Bucket List, which features stunts he was not allowed to perform for Jackass. Chris Pontius and Jason "Wee Man" Acuña complete the main cast.

Production and Filming: Set, Direction by Jeff Tremaine and Archive Material

The direction is by Jeff Tremaine, co-creator of the franchise along with Spike Jonze and Johnny Knoxville. Tremaine has directed all the main movies in the series, from Jackass: The Movie (2002) to Jackass Forever (2022), which grossed 23.1 million dollars in the opening weekend and closed with 57.7 million dollars in the United States and over 80 million worldwide. Before that, he had directed Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa in 2013, a spin-off that mixed traditional stunts with fictional narrative.

History of the Jackass Saga: From the First Movies to Jackass Forever

The four main Jackass movies have collectively grossed over 416 million dollars worldwide, with an impact that has influenced generations of creators on YouTube and TikTok, making comedic self-harm an art form. Filming began at the end of February 2026, and the opening sequence was filmed for five days: they concluded in March 2026.

Release Date and Streaming: When and Where to Watch Jackass 5

The movie is released in the United States on June 26, 2026. The movies in the series are Jackass: The Movie, Jackass Number Two, Jackass 3D, Jackass 3.5 and Jackass Forever. They are streaming on Paramount+. All are on-demand on Rakuten, iTunes, Tim Vision, Amazon Prime Video.