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Best (Old School) Skateboarding Films

by hEll3 • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
Since skateboarding has been featured on popular videogames, later becoming an olympic sport - a controversial subject - it lost much of its rebellious appeal. Things were very different back in the days. Which skateboard-themed feature film or documentary is your favorite? Discuss the poll here
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  • Christian Slater in Gleaming the Cube (1989)

    1. Gleaming the Cube

    19891h 45mPG-1340Metascore
    6.3 (9.6K)
    A young avid skateboarder uncovers a conspiracy while investigating his adoptive brother's mysterious death.
    DirectorGraeme CliffordStarsChristian SlaterSteven BauerRichard Herd
  • Josh Brolin and Pamela Gidley in Thrashin' (1986)

    2. Thrashin'

    19861h 33mPG-1354Metascore
    6.5 (5.4K)
    Two skateboarding gangs battle each other for supremacy, and a member of one gang falls in love with the sister of his rival.
    DirectorDavid WintersStarsJosh BrolinRobert RuslerPamela Gidley
  • Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)

    3. Dogtown and Z-Boys

    20011h 31mPG-1376Metascore
    7.6 (14K)
    Documentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.
    DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsSean PennJay AdamsTony Alva
  • The Search for Animal Chin (1987)

    4. The Search for Animal Chin

    19871h 6mVideo
    7.8 (482)
    The Bones Brigade skate their way across America in search of legendary skater, Won Ton Animal Chin. The missing skater remains elusive, but the crew journey from Hawaii to Vegas and realise that Animal Chin is alive in them all.
    DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsChris BorstSteve CaballeroAdrian Demain
  • Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2002)

    5. Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator

    20021h 22mR69Metascore
    7.2 (1.2K)
    A documentary exploring the rise and fall of 80s skateboard legend Mark "Gator" Rogowski.
    DirectorHelen SticklerStarsMark 'Gator' RogowskiStacy PeraltaTony Hawk
  • The Bones Brigade Video Show (1984)

    6. The Bones Brigade Video Show

    198435mVideo
    8.0 (55)
    The first of several skateboarding videos produced by the Powell Peralta company, and showcases members of the Bones Brigade skateboarding team, including Steve Caballero, Tony Hawk, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Rodney Mullen, Stacy Peralta, and Per Welinder.
    DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsSteve CaballeroAdrian DemainTony Hawk
  • Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, and John Robinson in Lords of Dogtown (2005)

    7. Lords of Dogtown

    20051h 47mPG-1356Metascore
    7.1 (60K)
    The film follows the surf and skateboarding trends that originated in Venice, California during the 1970s.
    DirectorCatherine HardwickeStarsHeath LedgerEmile HirschVictor Rasuk
  • Spinnin' Wheels (1976)

    8. Spinnin' Wheels

    19761h 10mG
    The world's first full-length skate movie featuring pioneers of skate and surf from the golden era.
    DirectorChris CarmichaelStarsWayne BartholomewLarry BertlemannIan Cairns
  • Bones Brigade: An Autobiography (2012)

    9. Bones Brigade: An Autobiography

    20121h 30mPG66Metascore
    8.0 (2.9K)
    When six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too - as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.
    DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsTony AlvaSteve CaballeroFred Durst
  • Freewheelin' (1976)

    10. Freewheelin'

    19761h 20mG
    6.7 (86)
    Stacy Perlata and Camille Darrin share a passion for their lifestyle of skateboarding. Camille narrates the film, and the two of them travel to various places in California with his friends.
    DirectorScott DittrichStarsStacy PeraltaCamille DarrinRussell Howell
  • Ban This (1989)

    11. Ban This

    19891h 18mVideo
    8.3 (37)
    DirectorsStacy PeraltaCraig StecykStarsSalman AgahRay BarbeeNeil Blender
  • Shredder Orpheus (1990)

    12. Shredder Orpheus

    19901h 28mNot Rated
    5.1 (227)
    Skateboarder named Orpheus and friends go to Hell to stop television signals that are brainwashing America.
    DirectorRobert McGinleyStarsRobert McGinleyMegan MurphySteven Jesse Bernstein
  • Public Domain (1988)

    13. Public Domain

    19881h 4mVideo
    8.4 (38)
    A parade of skaters fly by - Tony Hawk, Rodney Mullen, Tommy Guerrero and others.
    DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsRay BarbeeChris BorstJake Bradley
  • Future Primitive (1985)

    14. Future Primitive

    198552mVideo
    8.0 (36)
    The second of the legendary Bones Brigade Videos. The first video caught viewers up on what had been going on in the world of skating, and Future Primitive VHS continues the story.
    DirectorStacy PeraltaStarsNeil BlenderSteve CaballeroEric Castro
  • Skateboard (1978)

    15. Skateboard

    19781h 37mPG
    5.5 (407)
    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.
    DirectorGeorge GageStarsAllen GarfieldKathleen LloydLeif Garrett
  • Skateboard Madness (1980)

    16. Skateboard Madness

    19801h 32mNot Rated
    7.3 (104)
    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.
    DirectorJulian PenaStarsHuck AndressGregg AyresRay Ban

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