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THE SEARCH FOR ANImAL CHIN<br />
uSA 1987 DIRECTOR: Stacy Peralta SCREENPLAY: John Smythe, Paul Gross CINEmATOgRAPHY: Pat Darrin RuNNINg TImE: 1h 5m<br />
PRODuCER: Stacy Peralta SOuRCE: Powell & Peralta<br />
Hvem er Animal Chin? Svar: Won Ton Animal Chin er en eldre kar fra Kina<br />
med langt hvitt skjegg, mannen som oppfant skateboarding, og temmelig<br />
hardcore. Men midt på 1980-tallet har sponsing og kommersialisering tatt<br />
overhånd i sporten, og Animal Chin er gått under jorda. For å finne ham drar<br />
de fem medlemmene av skategruppa Bones Brigade til California, Hawaii og<br />
Nevada, og skater på ramper og fortau, i gamle elveløp og tomme svømmebasseng<br />
underveis. For det er kanskje ikke så farlig med hele Chin-greia.<br />
the search for animal chin har et plott (med mye sjarmerende<br />
småflau dialog) og et snev av kulturkritikk, men som Tommy Guerrero sier i<br />
scenen der gutta kjører en Cadillac gjennom ørkenen: «If we don’t find him,<br />
that’s ok / we had a rad time anyway!» Denne filmen handler om å vise fram<br />
fet skating – og innfrir ett hundre prosent.<br />
Tommy Guerrero and girl (kind of cute) on skateramp. Tommy: «Have you<br />
seen Chin?» Girl: «Who?» Tommy: «Chin.» Girl: «Who?» Yes, who is Chin?<br />
He is Won Ton Animal Chin, the old white bearded hardcore Chinese guy<br />
who invented skateboarding. And where is he? Well, one answer is that he<br />
has gone underground, because dark forces – sponsoring and commercialization<br />
– have taken over skateboarding. Now, Tommy Guerrero and the rest<br />
of legendary skateboard crew Bones Brigade are on the search for him, in<br />
California, Hawaii and Nevada.<br />
A different answer is that this Chin business isn’t too important. Yes, the<br />
search for animal chin is one of the few skateboard films with a plot,<br />
although the dialogue and acting is charmingly cheesy. And it does voice a<br />
certain criticism. But the overall purpose is to show some awesome skating.<br />
We promise you won’t be disappointed. Unreal!<br />
FOKUS: SKATE FOCUS: SKATE<br />
REgISSØREN<br />
Stacy Peralta (f. 1957) er regissør, produsent og<br />
manusforfatter. Han har vært profesjonell skater i<br />
Z-Boys, mentor for det verdenskjente teamet Bones<br />
Brigade, og laget en rekke skateboardfilmer fra<br />
1970-tallet til i dag.<br />
THE DIRECTOR<br />
Stacy Peralta (b. 1957) is a director, producer and<br />
screenwriter. He became a professional skater with<br />
the Z-Boys, he created and mentored the Bones<br />
Brigade team, and has directed a number of skateboard<br />
films from the 1970s and onwards.<br />
FILmOgRAPHY (uTVALg/SELECTION):<br />
1984 THE BONES BRIGADE VIDEO SHOW<br />
2001 DOGTOWN AND THE Z-BOYS (DOC)<br />
2004 RIDING GIANTS (DOC)<br />
2008 CRIPS AND BLOODS: MADE IN AMERICA<br />
(DOC)<br />
2012 BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY<br />
(DOC)<br />
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