It’s no huge surprise that a third “Jackass” got the green light at Paramount, but how did they convince the studio to pony up for the extra expense of doing the film in 3D?

Deadline New York says that converted footage of one of the stunts for the new movie is what got the project moving. That stunt? “The Heli-cockter”.

click through for this technological feat being described in painful detail.

via Dark Horizons | News | Penis Stunt Got “Jackass 3D” Greenlit – March 24th 2010.