Ultimate X: The Movie

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Ultimate X: The Movie
Ultimate X - The Movie poster.jpg
Directed by Bruce Hendricks
Written by Bruce Hendricks
Produced byArthur F. Repola
Starring Dave Mirra
Mike Metzger
Bucky Lasek
Brian Deegan
Mat Hoffman
Cinematography Mitchell Amundsen
Reed Smoot
Rodney Taylor
Edited byAlycia Daniels
Morgan Griswold
Production
companies
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • May 6, 2002 (2002-05-06)
Running time
47 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$4.1 million

Ultimate X: The Movie is a 2002 documentary film based on the 2001 X Games. [1]

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It features athletes including Dave Mirra, Travis Pastrana, Mike Metzger, Bucky Lasek, Brian Deegan, and Mat Hoffman. It also features clips from the actual event in Philly, including the finals between Bob Burnquist, and Bucky Lasek, which Bob won by a first ever score of 98, and the crash of Carey Hart, when he attempted the first ever Moto-X Backflip.

Interviewees

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 72% from 54 reviews. The consensus summarizes: "Taking full advantage of the large IMAX screen, Ultimate X is a thrill ride for extreme sports junkies and novices alike." [2] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 60 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Mitchell, Elvis (May 10, 2002). "ESPN's Ultimate X (2002) FILM REVIEW; Accidents (or Medals) Galore, Just Waiting to Happen". The New York Times .
  2. ↑ "Ultimate X: The Movie | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes .
  3. ↑ "Ultimate X: The Movie". Metacritic . Retrieved June 16, 2025.


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