Skateboarding Movies
Grind
Thursday, November 20th, 2008While the rest of his grad class is heading to college, skateboarder Eric Rivers and his friends, Dustin, a workaholic, and slacker Matt have one last road trip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the professional skateboarding world. When skating legend Jimmy Wilson’s skate tour hits town, the guys think that when […]
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Dogtown and Z-Boys is a 2001 documentary about the history of skateboarding. It won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature. Directed by Stacy Peralta and narrated by Sean Penn, , this documentary looks at the transformation of skateboarding from its former image as a land-bound pastime for surfers to its status today […]
Gleaming the Cube
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Nothing say’s 80’s magic like Christian Slater and Steven Bauer in a skateboarding/bad drug guys movie. All I remember from this movie is the scene where Slater the skater skateboards underneath a moving semi-trailer truck.
And this sick scene, which is definitely NOT Christian Slater.
Best Skateboarding Movies
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Seriously, there are not enough movies about skateboarding. For a sport (and it is one) that is beloved by so many people, I can’t believe how few Hollywood films have been dedicated to skating.
1. Dogtown and Z Boys
2. Lords of Dogtown
3. Grind
4. Thrashin
5. Gleaming the Cube
6. Stoked - The Rise and Fall of Gator
Skateboarding Movies
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Dogtown and Z-Boys
Gleaming the Cube
Grind
Lords of Dogtown
Thrashin’