Skaterdater

Skaterdater (1965)

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 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.

Date of release
1965-11-11
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (14)
Runtime
17m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Noel Black

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Skaterdater is a 1965 American short student film. It was produced by Marshal Backlar, and written and directed by Noel Black.

Production

The skateboarders were members of the neighborhood Imperial Skateboard Club from Torrance, California. Their names are Gary Hill, Gregg Carroll, Mike Mel, Bill McKaig, Gary Jennings, Bruce McKaig and Rick Anderson. Melissa Mallory played the girl of the interest of one of the boy skaters. Most of the action shots were taken in Torrance, Redondo Beach, and Palos Verdes Estates. The final shot was Averill Park in San Pedro.

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