Jackass franchise buys star naming rights for final film's crude tribute
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William Hughes
Summary
A humorous/satirical article about the Jackass franchise's final installment, "Jackass: Best And Last," where producers reportedly bought a star naming package to leave a lasting mark in the sky — specifically, a star named after Johnny Knoxville's metaphorical penis. The piece uses poetic references and absurdist humor to comment on the franchise's legacy of crude, boundary-pushing stunts.
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The A.V. ClubJackass franchise buys star naming rights for final film's crude tributeavclub.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledWhen poet/pilot John Gillespie Magee Jr. wrote, in his 1941 sonnet 'High Flight,' that he had 'slipped the surly bonds of Earth,' 'trod the high untrespassed sanctity of space,' and 'touched the face of God,' we have to assume he wasn't thinking about Johnny Knoxville's metaphorical penis.
And yet, here we are, a scant 85 years later, thinking about Magee's glorious exultations as producers on the Jackass franchise revealed that they were celebrating the forthcoming release of Jackass: Best And Last by buying a bunch of star
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