Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: LIB-4000
- Format: DVD
- UPC: 089353400026
- Street Date: 08/27/19
- PreBook Date: 07/23/19
- Label: Liberation Hall »
- Genre: Cult
- Run Time: 97 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 1978
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: US,CA
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Actors:
- Allen Garfield
- Kathleen Lloyd
- Gordon Jump
- Leif Garrett
- Craig Chaquico (Jefferson Starship)
- Chad McQueen and members of the Z Boys skate team: Tony Alva
- Jay Adams
- Bob Biniak
- Tom Inouye
- Shogo Kubo Tom Inouye
- Paul Constantineau
- Director: George Gage
- Producer: Harry N. Blum
- Producers: Harry N. Blum
Product Assets
Skateboard
The movie that defies gravity
- List Price: $16.95
- Your Price: $16.95
- In Stock: 257
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A sleazy Hollywood agent with gambling debts has to come up with cash fast. He organizes a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders to enter them in a major skateboarding competition, in spite of opposition from a dangerous gangster. If they win, they get $20,000 and the bookie leaves him alone. Manny Bloom (Allen Garfield) is a small time theatrical agent who has fallen on hard times. His troubles include not having the cash to pay alimony to his ex-wife, and even more pressing, his bookie is asking for more money from him, so what could save his skin? Naturally, a team of local skateboarders. Making up this team, are a collection of skilled skateboarders including teen star Leif Garrett, who did all his own stunts on this, plus a number of boarders from the famous Zephyr skate crew. Backing him up is Millicent a female nurse and mother figure to accompany the team as they drive around the state putting on shows and entering competitions. The footage includes highlights, with cutting edge tricks, ramps and barrel jumping, all supplying the inspiration to the young folks of the day for what they would have liked to fill up their time doing as the skateboard craze really took hold.
Media
Bonus Materials
- Audio commentary with George Gage and skateboard legend, Tony Alva
- On camera interview with director George Gage
- On camera interview with Tony Alva
- Original theatrical trailer
- Chapter breaks
- Photo gallery of lobby cards
Sales Points
- Film was written by Dick Wolf (Law & Order, Hill Street Blues, Chicago Fire)
- Music by Mark Snow (X Files) plus a number of songs sung by Mickey Thomas from Starship
- Features 7 members of the famous Z Boys skateboard crew
- For Fans of 'Lords of Dogtown', 'Gleaming the Cube', 'Dogtown and Z Boys'
- Unavailable for many years
Press Quotes
The World's first 'skateploitation' film....fan favorite
—Nathaniel Thompson, Mondo-Digital.com
Sidewalk surfers rejoice-your Gone With The Wind has finally made it to DVD
—Paul Mavis, dvdtalk.com
