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Skateboard Madness

1980 · 92 min

A laid-back, goofy time capsule of skate culture with loose comedy and plenty of tricks.

Directed by
Julian Pena
Genres
Comedy, Documentary
Starring
Huck Andress, Gregg Ayres, Alan Gelfand
Overview
When a reporter too laid-back for his own good is told his last chance to keep his job is to get some good photos for a story on skateboarding, he seeks out a group of four boarders who agree to take him on a skateboarding tour of California. After showing extensive footage of skateboarding moves and tricks, the film then goes on to show some surfing and snowboarding. The film is also bookended by a pair of animated shorts, both about skateboard racing.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Julian Pena
Genres
Comedy, Documentary
Starring
Huck Andress, Gregg Ayres, Alan Gelfand
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • work
  • freedom
  • sport
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • mockumentary
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy, documentary
Directed by
Julian Pena
Starring
Huck Andress, Gregg Ayres, Alan Gelfand, Phil Hartman, Stacy Peralta
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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