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Skaterdater
Sign in to saveSkaterdater is a 1965 American short student film. It was produced by Marshal Backlar, and written and directed by Noel Black.
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6.3The film tells a story with no dialogue. The group of boy skaters are suddenly at a point when one of the boys sees a young girl, and becomes interested in her. This causes a rift with the other boys, who challenges him to a skating duel that goes down a hilly street. The young boy loses. However, he gets the girl, and shortly, a few other girls are seen and become interested in the boys, too. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
Cast
- Michael Mel
- Melissa Mallory as Bicycle Girl
- Gregg Carroll
- Gary Hill
- Bill McKaig
- Gary Jennings
Themes
- california
- skateboarding
- short film
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Skaterdater is a 1965 American short student film. It was produced by Marshal Backlar, and written and directed by Noel Black.
==Summary== The film tells a story with no dialogue. The group of boy skaters are suddenly at a point when one of the boys sees a young girl, and becomes interested in her. This causes a rift with a second boy, who challenges him to a skating duel that goes down a hilly street. The first boy loses; however, he ends up with the girl, and shortly, a few other girls are seen and become interested in the boys, too. The surf rock-esque soundtrack was composed by Mike Curb and Nick Venet with Davie Allan and the Arrows playing "Skaterdater Rock".
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