Grind (2003)

Four skaters follow their idol on his summer tour in an attempt to get noticed, get sponsored, and become stars themselves.

Director:

Casey La Scala

Writer:

Ralph Sall

Stars:

Mike Vogel, Vince Vieluf, Adam Brody

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mike Vogel	...	Eric Rivers
Vince Vieluf	...	Matt Jensen
Adam Brody	...	Dustin Knight
Joey Kern	...	Sweet Lou
Jennifer Morrison	...	Jamie
Jason London	...	Jimmy Wilson
Summer Altice	...	Winona
Bam Margera	...	Bam
Erin Murphy	...	Hot Mama
Baron La Scala	...	In Utero
Stephen Root	...	Cameron
Sasha Jenson	...	Greg (as Sasha Jensen)
Brian Posehn	...	Orville the Scraggly Guy
Christopher McDonald	...	Mr. Rivers
Donte Calarco	...	Buxom Girl #1

Storyline

While the rest of his high school graduating class is heading to the same old grind of college, skateboarder Eric Rivers and his best friends, Dustin, a goal-oriented workaholic, and misfit slacker Matt have one last summer roadtrip together to follow their dream of getting noticed by the professional skateboarding world--and getting paid to skate. When skating legend Jimmy Wilson's skate demo tour hits town, the boys figure that as soon as he sees their fierce tricks, he'll sign them up for his renowned skate team immediately, right? Unfortunately, the guys are intercepted by Jimmy's road manager and they can't get their foot in the door, much less their boards. But they do get some free advice: keep skating, stay true to yourself, and stay in the game--if you're good, you'll get noticed. Following their dream-- and Jimmy's national tour--Eric, Dustin and Matt start their own skate team, reluctantly sponsored by Dustin and his college fund. After recruiting laid-back ladies man Sweet...

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Plot Keywords:

skateboarding | professional skateboarding | road trip | school | skateboarder | 

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Taglines:

Live Fast...Play Hard...Die Laughing...

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude humor, sexual content and language

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Deszkások

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,511,403 (USA) (15 August 2003)

Gross:

$5,111,630 (USA) (12 September 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

900 Films, Asphalt Productions, Gaylord Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first scene inside Chili 'n' Such is an homage to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, where an employee and a customer argue about 100% satisfaction.

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Goofs

When Matt pushes Dustin in the water Eric is in the background laughing hysterically, when the shot changes Eric isn't laughing at all.

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Quotes

Sweet Lou: Sweet Lou cleans no man's poo.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes during the credits, mostly skateboarding spills.

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Connections

Referenced in Jackass: Where Are They Now? (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Get Busy"
Written by Sean Paul (as Sean Henriques) and Steven Marsden
Performed by Sean Paul
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing

User Reviews

Some pretty funny stuff.

I picked this movie up for like 4.99 on DVD at a rental place nearby..and i have to say it was worth it. Although im not a big fan of skateboarding or the X-Games as a whole..i enjoyed this movie. It was pretty funny. It goes by at a steady pace and the characters all have a pretty good chemistry with eachother, especially considering that the lead roles are all newcomers. There are a few notable cameo's(Bam Margera, Tom Green). The story itself isnt anything great. It's not original or anything, but it still seems pretty fresh. Its funny through out and considering that im not a skateboarding fan and i enjoyed it, Id recommend this to anyone. Its some pretty funny stuff.