Currently worth $800 million, Dwayne Johnson has come a long way in the movie industry. With several ventures and businesses to his name as well, Johnson is now heading toward billionaire status. However, recently Johnson hit a rough patch, with several major setbacks.
Although, his fans remember him from his early days, and still support him. Back in 2004, Dwayne Johnson still in his early days in Hollywood, shared the screen with legendary stuntman and actor Johnny Knoxville. WWE fans might recall Knoxville making an appearance at WrestleMania 38 and having a bout with Sami Zayn. Since Knoxville and Johnson both are known for their impeccable sense of humor, their work together involved an insanely hilarious incident.
Dwayne Johnson and Johnny Knoxville’s drug-jail incident
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Going by the name drug-jail fans might wonder if it is something more serious, and substance-related. However, it is not. The particular incident mostly revolved around their movie, ‘Walking Tall’, and how the two shared their time together on set.
The film involves, a man returning to his hometown after serving time, only to find things not the way they were supposed to be. The film was directed by Kevin Bray and starred Dwayne Johnson, Johnny Knoxville, and Ashley Scott.
The hilarious incident started as a means of Knoxville often cracking Johnson on set. During an interview back with MTV in 2004, The Brahma Bull of WWE stated, “You know, we’d be in this scene together and it’s somewhat of a dramatic scene and he’s telling me, ‘Listen, I went to jail, I was on drugs’ and things like that. And I’m trying to listen to him, and until right before the director would yell “Action!”
The film has varied use of drugs, substances, and prison. And this prompted Knoxville to crack the joke. While fans were mostly unaware of this situation, it was basically a joke cracked by the Jackass star and involved neither real drugs nor prison.
Knoxville is popularly known for his role in ‘Jackass‘ and then starred with The Rockin ‘Walking Tall’. The entire incident was based on the hilarious thing which Knoxville spoke about and was not based on anything real or specific.
The 52-year-old Knoxville would also further crack Johnson up on the set with his hilarious antics. Johnson claimed, “Johnny would be eating something crazy like tuna fish and peanut butter or sour milk and who knows whatever else dirt and salamanders, whatever and he’d drink, like, soda and right before the take, he’d be like [he pretends to throw up] and blow it in my face. I’d be like, “Oh God!,” and I’d chase after him, but you know, that wouldn’t work.”
Both Johnson and Knoxville are extremely popular in their own genre, and them starring together in ‘Walking Tall’ was a special moment for their fans, and it only made the work environment more fun for Johnson.
How does Dwayne Johnson describe Knoxville’s personality?
After working together in 2004, Johnson shared a close friendship with Knoxville. And during an old interview, Johnson would open up on his relationship with Knoxville and spoke highly of him. He would appreciate his personality and sense of humor.
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The 51-year-old actor said, “He is great. He is a good guy. I got to know him before the movie. He is a constant joker but takes his acting very seriously. I enjoyed him in the movie. I thought he was charming and funny.”
He would also appreciate Knoxville’s filmography, and especially ‘Jackass’. However, the two actors only starred in a movie once, and have never shared the screen together since. Both of them have a huge fan following, and fans would any day want them to share the screen one more time.
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