The Skateboard Kid (1993)

User Rating:

3.2/10   

Director:

Larry Swerdlove

Writers:

Gary Stuart Kaplan (writer)
Larry Swerdlove (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Why take the road when you can fly?

Plot:

No one could be more bored than Zack, the new kid in town with no friends in sight. When a gang of hip...

Plot Keywords:

Skateboarding | Family Relationships | Music Video During Credits | Talking Skateboard | Independent Film

Cast

Timothy Busfield	...	Frank
Bess Armstrong	...	Maggie
Cliff De Young	...	Big Dan
Rick Dean	...	Earl
Dom DeLuise	...	Rip (voice)
Trevor Lissauer	...	Zack
Shanelle Workman	...	Jenny
Jonathan Pekar	...	Ham
Lee McLaughlin	...	Sheriff
Kai Lennox	...	Snake
Lee Velazquez	...	Burger
Gerry Lock	...	Sally
Sindy McKay	...	Receptionist
Derek Mark Lochran	...	Utilityman
David Wells	...	Mr. Banks
Bob Verini	...	Minister
Milton Kahn	...	Anchorman

Directed by
Larry Swerdlove

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gary Stuart Kaplan		writer
Larry Swerdlove		writer

Produced by
Roger Corman	....	executive producer
Mike Elliott	....	executive producer
Minard Hamilton	....	producer

Original Music by
Adam Gorgoni

Cinematography by
Don E. FauntLeRoy

Film Editing by
Patrick Rand

Casting by
Laura Schiff

Production Design by
Amy B. Ancona

Set Decoration by
Michele Munoz

Costume Design by
Kristin M. Burke

Makeup Department
Breezy Brezany	....	assistant makeup artist (as Martha Brezany)
Everett Burrell	....	special makeup effects
Amy Holiber	....	key makeup artist
Claire Merriman	....	assistant makeup artist
Fleur Morell	....	assistant makeup artist
Julie A. Welch	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Holly A. Keenan	....	production manager
Jan Kikumoto	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brendan Broderick	....	first assistant director: second unit
Brendan Broderick	....	second second assistant director
Brendan Dawson	....	second unit director
Karen E. Frischmann	....	second second assistant director
Scott P. Levy	....	first assistant director
Louis Morneau	....	director: additional scenes
Tony Steinberg	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Ryan Gold	....	art swing
Merry-Beth Noble	....	set dresser
David Rockello	....	chief sculptor
David Rockello	....	key scenic artist (as David H. Rosen)
Cinzia Rosseli	....	art assistant
Kathy Stewart	....	property master
Adolpho Veraga	....	construction coordinator
Arthur D. Whitehead	....	art assistant (as Art Whitehead)

Sound Department
John Adams	....	boom operator
Merry Cheers	....	foley editor
Merry Cheers	....	foley recordist
Merry Cheers	....	sound transfer engineer
Michael Clark	....	adr recordist
Michael Clark	....	sound re-recording mixer
Butch Johnson	....	dialogue editor
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Camilla Mauritzson	....	sound effects editor
Camilla Mauritzson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Regan	....	sound effects editor
Ken Regan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill V. Robbins	....	sound mixer
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Christopher M. Taylor	....	sound mixer
Daniel W. Victor Jr.	....	stereo sound consultant

Special Effects by
Larry Roberts	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
David Stump	....	special effects camera

Stunts
Gary Guercio	....	stunt double: Trevor Lissauer
Tony Snegoff	....	stunts
Patrick J. Statham	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Antar Abderrahman Jr.	....	gaffer
James D. Ault	....	best boy grip
Andrew Bowley	....	best boy electric
Joe Broderick	....	Steadicam operator
Kelly Clear	....	electrician: second unit
Kiely Cronin	....	first assistant camera: second unit
June Delphina	....	second assistant camera
Michael Dronge	....	grip
Carlos González	....	electrician
Ross Guidici	....	grip
John Harvey	....	electrician
Lisa Michele Jones	....	still photographer
Keith Jordan	....	grip: second unit
Gavin O'Malley	....	first assistant camera
Andrew Palmer	....	second assistant camera
Mark Powell	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Dylan Rush	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Christian Sebaldt	....	director of photography: additional photography
Tom Skulski	....	electrician: second unit
Tom Skulski	....	grip: second unit
David Spencer	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Glenn 'Bubba' Steward	....	key grip (as Glenn Steward)
Ken Stipe	....	grip
Andrew Takeuchi	....	electrician
David Winner	....	electrician: second unit
Michael G. Wojciechowski	....	director of photography: second unit
Aaron Zuber	....	electrician

Casting Department
Mark Sikes	....	casting assistant
R.J. Thomas	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Hansson	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Steven M. Buono	....	first assistant film editor
Jill Goularte	....	apprentice film editor
Diana Kaufman	....	post-production coordinator
Michael Kuge	....	post-production assistant
Mato	....	color timer
Jeremy Milton	....	apprentice film editor
Loren Morris	....	additional editor
Jennifer Schneider	....	apprentice film editor
Jill Weisman	....	apprentice film editor
M.K. Welch	....	apprentice film editor

Music Department
Paul Di Franco	....	executive music producer
Neil Levin	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Howard Rutman	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Matt Bongiorno	....	production assistant
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Jamie Daddio	....	production assistant (as Jamie H. Fishman)
Sridhar Dasari	....	stage manager
Marlene Hirshfield	....	production assistant
Julia Kohlas	....	script supervisor: second unit
Renee Mandel	....	script supervisor: second unit
Darren Moloney	....	location manager
Ki Park	....	production assistant
Jennifer Nichole Porter	....	production assistant
James R. Powell	....	production assistant (as Jim Powell)
Raly Radouloff	....	production assistant
Mike Roth	....	craft service
John Shea	....	production assistant
Matt Warren	....	production assistant
Kimberly Weeks	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Concorde-New Horizons

Distributors

• Concorde-New Horizons
• Laurus Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• NCA Pictures (Brazil) (video)
• New Concorde Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Concorde-New Horizons

Trivia:

Trevor Lissauer's TV debut.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Maggie tells Frank that she is going to be marrying Dan, Frank's lips are seen moving without any audible dialogue.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Skateboard Kid II (1995)

Great movie!

Wow this is the best movie ever! Don't listen to everyone who is saying that it is bad. Most of them have all of the facts wrong which leads me to believe they were on the phone instead of paying attention to the movie.

Yes, there is a talking skateboard. The skateboard is so cool! I have one just like it now. It talks and everything! I found it on ebay.

I really have never seen such a funny, dramatic, and action packed film that was made with a low budget. There is even a love scene between the skateboard and Zack. It's kind of creepy the first time but it's really fun after you've seen it.

Go rent this movie! You will not regret it!