Shooting began on January 30, 2006, and ended on June 23, 2006. During filming, the
Jackass cast refused to divulge their various locations, out of fear of fans interfering with the filming process. Notable filming locations include
India,
Australia,
England,
Moscow and
Argentina. A few insights were leaked prior to the movie's release by
Steve-O and
Bam Margera via
Radio Bam and
Loveline. Other shootings were
Bull Shoals, Arkansas;
Key West, Florida;
Los Angeles, California;
Miami, Florida;
New Orleans, Louisiana;
New York City, New York; and
West Chester, Pennsylvania. Even after completing enough footage for
Number Two, Knoxville was so energized by being back together with his friends and shooting again, that he encouraged everyone to stay together and film more stunts (most of which ultimately released with
2.5), willing to even put himself at further risk of injury simply because he didn't want to part with the group so soon. The infamous stunt "How to Milk a Horse" was originally shot for
Wildboyz, but was saved for future use. "The idea to drink the horse semen was not actually planned but was "in the back of everyone's mind." To agree to do the stunt,
Chris Pontius asked director
Jeff Tremaine for a full day off of work, but discouraged doing so since Pontius had missed work the day before. Additionally, on screen Chris Pontius stated to Jeff Tremaine, "This is going to make up for something bad I'm going to do in the future." This deal was verbally agreed upon and sealed with a handshake; it should also be noted that said deal was videotaped for the camera.
Unused scenes Deleted scenes that were also filmed but not included in either the final film or
Jackass 2.5 include: "The Lamborghini Tooth Pull" with
Don Vito (which would later be performed in
Jackass 3D by
Ehren McGhehey); "The Human Newton's Cradle", where
Preston Lacy,
Bam Margera,
Phil Margera, Don Vito, and
Brandon DiCamillo were the "
spheres" for a life size
Newton's cradle; "Meatball Sling Shot", where Bam slingshots a meatball in Vito's face (which was also performed by Phil Margera and included in
Jackass 2.5); "SWAT Team Wake Up", where a SWAT Team wakes
Johnny Knoxville up by blowing the door to his motel room; "Wee Baby", where
Wee Man is dressed as a baby and put in a box in an attempt to get shipped out through the mail (which was later redone in
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa); "Unicycle Hellride", where
Steve-O rides a unicycle over hot coals; "Balloon Flight", where Bam has balloons tied to him which causes him to float in the sky, he then uses a pellet gun to shoot the balloons with to slowly descend into a lake; and "Ignited Farts", where Bam, Steve-O,
Ryan Dunn,
Chris Pontius, and
Dave England would get in a bathtub and try to ignite their farts underwater, ending with Dave defecating by accident (this stunt would later be performed by Steve-O in
Jackass Forever). Although they were deleted, some of the deleted scenes are briefly shown in the credits or the making of
Jackass Number Two and
Jackass 2.5. A short clip of the tooth pull scene appeared in the original trailer for
Jackass Number Two, a photo of the human Newton's cradle was released, and the entire "Ignited Farts" sequence was once available on the Jackass World website, but has since disappeared following the website's closure. ==Screenings and release==