Screening Date: Sun. Nov. 19, 2023
Time: 3:00pm
Venue: Pop’s Art Theater
Cost: $15
Run Time/Year/Country: 97min, 1978, USA
Director: George Gage

Featuring a brand new 45th anniversary restoration of the film

SKATEBOARD was the first feature film to depict the height of the '70s skateboard craze. Many refer to it as the BAD NEWS BEARS of the sport. Its star-studded cast includes Alan Garfield, '70s teen idol Leif Garrett, skateboarding legend Tony Alva, and iconic female freestyler and member of the Skateboarding Hall of Fame Ellen O’Neal.

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