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A group of teenage boys opt to form their own identity by riding skateboards, wearing tight pants.A group of teenage boys opt to form their own identity by riding skateboards, wearing tight pants.A group of teenage boys opt to form their own identity by riding skateboards, wearing tight pants.
Luis Rojas-Salgado
- Louie
- (as Luis Rojas Salgado)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaHeidi Hawking's debut.
- ConnectionsEdited into Wassup Rockers: Home Battle Scene (2006)
- SoundtracksPolitica Corrupta
Written and Performed by Moral Decay
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In the vain of films like "Hangin' with the Homeboys" and Larry Clark's own "Kids" this film depicts a day in the life of a group of friends who, for the most part, don't click with societal norms. They're teenage Latino skateboarders who are into punk and come from South Central, LA and basically come and go as they please through the different facets that make the city what it is. It's through them that we discover the racial, cultural and class divides that exist within the different neighborhoods. Just like the neo-realist directors from Italy who made docu-style dramas by enlisting the help of non-actors, lending the film some realism, Larry Clark hires actual local kids to play the lead parts (as he did in "Kids"). Unfortunately, some of the scenes seem forced with unrealistic dialogue and under-developed characterization (referring to the supporting cast) totally dependent on unnecessary moments meant to push the story along. In other words, certain scenes seem written for the sake of exposing certain stereotypes or for shock value but they fall out of place within the story line. Several times I lost my suspension of disbelief and just said out loud "really...?" "Did that really have to happen?" Regardless, it's not a bad film at all, as a matter of fact its saving grace lies in the fact that as the film progresses you really get to know the characters and unlike the rest of the supporting cast, the leads at least do get fleshed out and really that's what this movie is all about. So if that's what you want then I recommend it.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $221,574
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,400
- Jun 25, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $634,074
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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