The read
A Balasaur Score of 65 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 55%, Metacritic 56/100. Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes55%
Metacritic56/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
843 audience votes
Key crew
- Catherine HardwickeDirector
- Mark MothersbaughOriginal Music Composer
- Stacy PeraltaWriter
Cast
- John RobinsonStacy
- Emile HirschJay
- Rebecca De MornayPhilaine
- William MapotherDonnie
- Julio Oscar MechosoMr. Alva
- Victor RasukTony
- Nikki ReedKathy Alva
- Heath LedgerSkip
- Vincent LarescaChino
- Brian ZarateMontoya
- Pablo SchreiberStecyk
- Elden HensonBilly Z
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Themes
surfboardskateboarding1970sbased on true storyvenice beach, californiayoung pioneerskateboarderwoman directorpioneersskatersurferssport culture