In the last couple of years there have been two skateboarding movies, "Dogtown and the Z boys" and "Lords of Dogtown." The first was a documentary, the second a re-creation of events, using actors. Both explored the events that led to vertical skating.
I want to make a movie about Repack. It was a supremely unlikely and crazy event, conducted by a cast of colorful characters. Repack was the event that drew together the people who would start this sport, and it is amazing to me that we got away with this highly organized, competitive event on public land without ever being busted. I think I could make a movie that every mountain biker and half the DeadHeads in the world would go see and then buy on DVD, and that should be enough people to cover the $8-10 million it would cost to make it.
Why am I posting this? I'm telling everybody. I'm telling strangers on the street. I'm telling riders I meet on the trail. I figure that if I tell a million people I want to make a movie about this, one of them might be the guy.
Are any of you the guy?
I want to make a movie about Repack. It was a supremely unlikely and crazy event, conducted by a cast of colorful characters. Repack was the event that drew together the people who would start this sport, and it is amazing to me that we got away with this highly organized, competitive event on public land without ever being busted. I think I could make a movie that every mountain biker and half the DeadHeads in the world would go see and then buy on DVD, and that should be enough people to cover the $8-10 million it would cost to make it.
Why am I posting this? I'm telling everybody. I'm telling strangers on the street. I'm telling riders I meet on the trail. I figure that if I tell a million people I want to make a movie about this, one of them might be the guy.
Are any of you the guy?