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Skateboard (1977)

Skateboard poster
Directed by
George Gage
Genre
comedy, action
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man takes a group of young skateboarders under his wing and trains them for a competition. They face challenges along the way.

energeticlight-hearteddatedunderdognostalgicsimplefeel-good

What happens

Skateboard is a 1978 American sports drama film directed by George Gage and starring Allen Garfield and Leif Garrett. Tony Alva features in a cameo as "Tony Bluetile". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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