The Greatest Story Ever Told

I am not sure if any of you have ever seen this, but it is exactly the kind of fodder that would have been guaranteed a full evening at the 'Couch even in the most sour of times.

Can anyone imagine a greater movie viewing experience than this? A full-length, feature film starring Evel Knievel ABOUT Evel Knievel where-in Evel Knievel jumps over fire, pops wheelies, melts an icy feminist with his rough-n-tumble yet smooth charm, dries up his drunken bike tech and reunites him with his estranged son, foils a plot to smuggle drugs from Mexico, brings toys to orphaned children, spreads his message of love and goodwill to all men from the banks of the Mississippi to the markets of Tijuana, and does everything else short of parting the Red Sea and delivering the Children of Israel from captivity. Does it get any better?

IT DOES! Because not only do you get Evel, EVEL, EVEL!!!! for two straight hours, but an all-star supporting cast that includes a pre-Xanadu Gene Kelly as the hooch-guzzling mechanic, Lauren Hutton as the journalist who's heart he wins, Marjoe Gortner as the young punk trying to steal Evel's thunder, Leslie Nielson as the drug lord trying to use Evel's rig as a Mexican drug mule, Cameron "the guy who was Commander Santa Clause in Space Mutiny" Mitchell as one of the drug lord's henchman, and Red Buttons as a crooked promoter trying to skim from the top of Evel's draw.

Honestly, a motion picture this perfect almost recalls the bliss one might feel watching the Chuck Norris trucking/karate/saga "Breaker Breaker", or even, dare I say it, "Convoy" starring Kris Kristoferson. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wish you never threw away that cool Evel Knievel motorcycle toy that was so cool in the 70's.

It IS available through NetFlix, but why only rent it when you can relive it over and over again by purchasing it? I can guarantee, it will be the best 10 bucks you ever spent.