Skateboard was the first feature film to depict the height of the 70s skateboard craze. Many refer to it as the Bad News Bears of the sport. A Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000. It’s star studded cast includes Alan Garfield, 70s teen idol Leif Garrett, skateboarding legend Tony Alva, and iconic female freestyler and member of the Skateboarding Hall of Fame Ellen O’Neal.
Ambitious opening scene from inside a tube as righteous socal dudes skate inside. The one sport I would have jumped on as a kid if music didn't get there 1st. I Always loved the vibe. We got the standard Schlub (the wonderful Alan Garfield) has a debt and his only chance at a clean slate is some kids for some reason. Lots of great footage of 70s kids skateboarding. That could be a new ASMR. Def worth it more for its unintentional time capsule elements than anything else. Also Leif Garrett.
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