Daredevil Evel Knievel rides again during a documentary at CineVegas

The story of Evel Knievel's life is told in a new documentary, "Being Evel," that screens at CineVegas in September. (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…