This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboarding and shaped the attitude and culture of modern day extreme sports. Featuring old skool skating footage, exclusive interviews and a blistering rock soundtrack, DOGTOWN AND Z-BOYS captures the rise of the Zephyr skateboarding team from Venice's Dogtown, a tough "locals only" beach with a legacy of outlaw surfing.
An Orange County teenager's carefree life of ditching class and skateboarding abandoned pools comes to a screeching halt when someone close to him dies. The cops rule the death a suicide, but the bereaved skater believes he was murdered. It's up to him to solve the case, with a skateboard.
A quartet of humanoid turtles, trained by their mentor in ninjitsu, must learn to work together to face the menace of Shredder and the Foot Clan.
Renown sportscaster Rupert Safkin has discovered a new sensation that is sweeping the nation: The sport of Skateboarding! Displaying peculiar prowess at this wild new craze, Mr Safkin rolls us through the hot moves of this groove he has come to admire. Check out his splendid reports on the streets, ramps and hotspots throughout the country complete with never before seen footage of daredevil skateboarders as they perform the most incredible stunts.
Bail gun or photo insurance... The video camera is one of the most important parts of today's skating. Count the bodies of these top pros and ams who have been shot. Firing Squad VHS from Thrasher Mag 2000 featuring Danny Way, Gershon Mosely, Chris Senn, John Cardiel, Diego Bucchieri, Pat Duffy, Danny Wainwright, Rob Welsh, Peter Hewitt and more
Take a ride on the wild side from the scene of the accident to the hospital emergency room. The diagnosis is serious and the results are all a matter of interpretation. Hear the sirens and feel the pulsebeat of what's really going on in skateboarding today.
Every skater's worst nightmare turns into reality when a couple of revved-up rednecks pick the wrong gang of skaters to mess with. What started off as a close encounter turns into a deadly game of chess and we all know who's gonna win. Look in this video for insane tricks like: Kale Sandridge being towed by a motorcycle to 5-0 on top of a hawaiian vert wall. Richard Mulder's switch 5-0 shove-it. Marcus Macbride's frontside 180 heelflip over a pier 7 block. Mike Rafter's big spin frontside noseslide shove-it. And other ripping to make your eyes bleed.
The summer of '99 was the last of the century and everyone had to get their licks in before the end of the world. All of the hottest tricks that went down are in this box, so you'd better wear potholders when putting this in your VCR.
Every skater is a timebomb. In here you'll see pros that have detonated and continue to wreak havoc alongside underground rippers who are ready to blow up on the scene. You can't stop time. Tick...tick...tick...
From Madison Avenue ESPN®, skating is everywhere. But beyond all the hype and fanfare, there is a lot more than image. Check out how one clueless fool decided one day that he was going to be a "skater".
Thrasher Magazine presents Feats, a brutal visual assault that cuts to the bone of what skateboarding is all about. Travel through europe on 90¢ a day. Tour the Australian continent with a rag-tag crew jonesing for concrete skatepark annihilation. Sacramento's underground N-men reveal the tactics of locating and skating backyard pools. Karma Tsocheff shares his beliefs on skating, urban transcendentalism and bizarre apparel. Plus! Rare footage of Pipa Grande expedition. East Coast, West Coast, pools, ledges, flips and grinds. Hey it's all in here, Thrasher style.
After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.
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They come from all walks of life and every city in the universe to San Francisco for the dream of becoming a skateboard superstar. The migration is constant and because the magazine is here it is not unusual to find a skater out there who is willing to throw down if there is a camera around. The media is somewhat responsible for sponsorship but in reality, if you are worthy of adulation, it will come to you. We titled this video "Sponsor Me!" for all those screaming kids throughout the world who want to know what it takes to become the next skateboard celebrity. In between our victories and defeat we ask ourselves "What is sponsorship?"
"There aren't any other sports that have pros who show up at local spots. It certainly doesn't happen in ball-sports!" - Tony Hawk. Tony and crew set out again to amaze and astound locals who thought they could grab a quiet session at their local park only to find it filled with hoards of skateboard fans. The power of the cellphone brings in everyone from skaters and their parents to random locals who've heard the name Tony Hawk.
Oren, a skateboarder in dystopian future, discovers that he is a descendant of the Greek god Zephyrus and is thrust into battle with Gothicized Fallen society that wants to turn the outside world into hell on earth.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, skateboarding and hip-hop culture collide in downtown Manhattan. Archival footage from the era showcases the fusion of these two forms of expression.
After a long and successful career as a skater, Veronica has stepped away from competing, but continues her legacy by organizing skateboarding workshops to teach young girls from indigenous communities to skate, and to push them to fight back for the public spaces that have been occupied by men and to practice a sport that also belongs to women.
7 female riders, 1 van, 15 days, 4,300km, 416 GB of raw material… culminating in one video, divided into four chapters. The film documents the adventure of the trip, portraying the girls, their lifestyle and their passion for longboard.