Daredevil Evel Knievel rides again during a documentary at CineVegas

Daredevil Evel Knievel went from anonymity to fame when he attempted to jump the fountains in front of Caesars Palace on New Year’s Eve in 1967. He made up a corporation and three fake attorneys to get the attention of then-CEO Jay Sarno. He even called Sarno pretending to be Sports Illustrated and ABC to get him to let him make that long attempt on a motorcycle in a star-spangled red, white and blue jumpsuit.

That 141-foot jump, Knievel’s longest attempt ever, ended in a crash that broke his pelvis and femur, crushed his hip, ankles and wrists and gave him a concussion. But he was bigger than ever after that attempt.

Stories such as that are part of “Being Evel,” the new documentary about the death defier’s life that will be shown at CineVegas during this year’s Las Vegas Film Festival at the Inspire Theater in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m.

Documentarian and CineVegas alum Daniel Junge directs this look at the other side of Knievel’s life as well with “Jackass” co-creators Johnny Knoxville and Jeff Tremaine producing.

Action sports stars including Travis Pastrana, Mat Hoffman and Knoxville himself provide commentary for this look at the late Knievel’s life in the 1960s and ‘70s.

Tickets start at $12.

Tickets: Las Vegas Film Festival