The Virgil Films/Spike bio sheds new light on the fast times of America's first daredevil. Review by Matt Cummings As a kid, I can remember the exploits of stuntman Evel Knievel featured regularly on ABC's Wide World of Sports . I owned several of his toys, imagining I was there with him as he made jump after spectacular jump. But like many of his fans, I never knew the man behind the hero's mystique. The Virgil Films/Spike TV bio I Am Evel Knievel sheds a fairly comprehensive light on this self-made superstar, shameless promoter, and wild man, documenting his incredible rise, spectacular fall, and attempts to find peace near the end of his life. Told from those who knew him best - his stunt coordinators, wives, and close friends - we learn about his rough-and-tumble youth in Butte, Montana and how this paved the way for a life that eventually led him to attempt 75 bone-crushing jumps, becoming a worldwide phenomenon that he built from nothing. Watching th