A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard.
- Awards
- 7 wins & 14 nominations
Daniel Liu
- Detective Richard Lu
- (as Dan Liu)
Scott Patrick Green
- Scratch
- (as Scott Green)
John Michael Burrowes
- Security Guard
- (as John 'Mike' Burrowes)
Winfield Jackson
- Christian
- (as Winfield Henry Jackson)
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Did you know
- TriviaGus Van Sant created a Myspace page for open casting calls because he wanted non-professional actors for the cast. Around 2,971 people auditioned.
- GoofsWhen Alex goes to Rebel Skates he gets a board with white wheels. Later after the scene where Alex and Jennifer discusses to buy condoms, the board Alex carries is a different board with green wheels. Later he has the board with white wheels again.
- SoundtracksLa Porticina Segreta
from Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Written by Nino Rota
Conducted by Carlo Savina
Courtesy of C.A.M. S.r.l. (p) 1965 C.A.M. S.r.l.
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The detachment factor of director and teen-age boy are enough to sink the film...
I can't find anything particularly praiseworthy about a film that glorifies the empty-headed behavior of its central character with loving close-ups of his expressionless face after he causes the death of a railroad security guard in a grisly accident.
Not only are we treated to the character's one-note behavior throughout, but his empty-headed friends get the same treatment. The only half intelligent comment comes from a female friend who says, "Let's talk about Iraq," but is followed by the boy's remark, "I never read the papers." We're expected to find the film a fascinating character study of a lonely, alienated youth but all of the material is treated with the same detachment as the boy's behavior. The talentless lead is a string-bean with a messy head of hair and a determination to keep his feelings hidden from everyone, including the viewer, with a face that never changes expression.
The authority figures around him aren't given too much to do but at least bring some semblance of morality to the tale.
Summing up: The arty mobile shots are merely pretentious and the film does nothing for the reputation of Gus Van Sant or his so-called actors. He gets even more of the blame since he wrote the screenplay.
Not only are we treated to the character's one-note behavior throughout, but his empty-headed friends get the same treatment. The only half intelligent comment comes from a female friend who says, "Let's talk about Iraq," but is followed by the boy's remark, "I never read the papers." We're expected to find the film a fascinating character study of a lonely, alienated youth but all of the material is treated with the same detachment as the boy's behavior. The talentless lead is a string-bean with a messy head of hair and a determination to keep his feelings hidden from everyone, including the viewer, with a face that never changes expression.
The authority figures around him aren't given too much to do but at least bring some semblance of morality to the tale.
Summing up: The arty mobile shots are merely pretentious and the film does nothing for the reputation of Gus Van Sant or his so-called actors. He gets even more of the blame since he wrote the screenplay.
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- Doylenf
- Jan 4, 2009
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- Also known as
- 迷幻公園
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- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $486,767
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,828
- Mar 9, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $4,545,747
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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