Deathbowl to Downtown

May 8 2008 Not Rated 1h 17m
Documentary, Sport

On one level Deathbowl to Downtown is about street skating, but it's also an overview of skateboarding's shift from the parks and pools of the 70s, to the ramp skating in the 80s, to the street ascendancy of the 1990s and beyond. An entertaining, thought provoking take on why the action on New York's hectic streets represents skateboarding to millions of people worldwide.

Plot

On one level Deathbowl to Downtown is about street skating, but it's also an overview of skateboarding's shift from the parks and pools of the 70s, to the ramp skating in the 80s, to the street ascendancy of the 1990s and beyond. An entertaining, thought provoking take on why the action on New York's hectic streets represents skateboarding to millions of people worldwide.

Written by

Rick Nichols, Jocko Weyland

Directed by

Rick Charnoski, Coan Nichols

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
21
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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