Skateboard (film)

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Skateboard
Directed byGeorge Gage
Written by Richard A. Wolf [1]
George Gage
Produced byHarry N. Blum [1]
Starring Allen Garfield
Kathleen Lloyd
Leif Garrett
Tony Alva
Ellen O'Neal
CinematographyRoss Kelsay
Edited byRobert Angus
Music by Mark Snow
Production
company
Blum Group
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
1978
Running time
97 minutes [2]
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

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". [1]

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Overview

Manny Bloom, a Hollywood agent, finds himself in debt to Sol, a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000. [3]

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References

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