Grind (2003)

Director:

Casey La Scala

Writer (WGA):

Ralph Sall (written by)

Release Date:

15 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Sport

Tagline:

This Summer the underdogs have their day.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Skateboarding | Professional Skateboarding | Road Trip | School | Skateboarder

Cast

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
Olanna Taskey	...	Woman with List (as Lanna Taskey)
Chad Fernandez	...	Rival Skater #1
Alfred Briere	...	Rival Skater #2
Ehren McGhehey	...	Rival Skater #3
Jake Muxworthy	...	Pro
Rachael E. Stevens	...	Hot Girl (as Rachael Stevens)
Julia Lee	...	Another Hot Girl
Shonda Farr	...	Sandy
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Bell Clerk (as Bob Goldthwait)
Matt Troup	...	Curious Youngster
Ryan Sheckler	...	Rod St. James
Brandon Smith	...	Kid #1
Dylan Rieder	...	Kid #2
Karen McDougal	...	Playmate #1
Donald Gibb	...	Scabby Security Guy (as Don Gibb)
Bucky Lasek	...	Touring Pro
Preston Lacy	...	Hefty Man
Rolando Molina	...	Show Security
Christine Estabrook	...	Sarah Jensen
Randy Quaid	...	Jock Jensen
Lindsay Felton	...	Denise (as Lindsay Marie Felton)
David Bowe	...	Registration Clerk
Tom Green	...	Colorado Skate Shop Owner
Dalene Kurtis	...	Playmate #2
Dave Foley	...	Tour Manager
Shazia	...	Native American Girl
Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña	...	Little Timmy (as Wee Man)
Mike Carter	...	MC
Shane Hunter	...	Mark
Mercedes Carolina	...	Buxom Girl #2 (as Mercedes Brito)
Rick Martins	...	Concert Security Guy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sunrise Adams	...	(uncredited)
Cryss Adeff	...	Skateboard Girl (uncredited)
Bob Burnquist	...	(uncredited)
Kareem Campbell	...	(uncredited)
Shari Eckert	...	Stepmother (uncredited)
Alexander Garcia	...	Skateboarder (uncredited)
Marc S. Gordon	...	Skater (uncredited)
Annabella Gutman	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Sebastián Hinton	...	Skateboarder (uncredited)
Kane Hodder	...	Sweet Lou's "Girlfriend"'s Dad (uncredited)
Jen LaForte	...	Hot Girl (uncredited)
Christina Laskay	...	Skater Girl (uncredited)
Kaiwi Lyman	...	Skater (uncredited)
Willy Santos	...	(uncredited)
Samantha Schacher	...	Kansas Skater Teenager (uncredited)
Paige Stark	...	Skater Girl (uncredited)
Brian Sumner	...	Himself (uncredited)
Mike Vallely	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
Casey La Scala

Writing credits (WGA)
Ralph Sall		(written by)

Produced by
Eyal Axelrod	....	associate producer
E.K. Gaylord II	....	executive producer
Bill Gerber	....	producer
Casey La Scala	....	producer
Hunt Lowry	....	producer
Betsy Mackey	....	co-producer
Patty Reed	....	associate producer
Lance Sloane	....	co-producer
Morgan Stone	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ralph Sall

Cinematography by
Richard Crudo		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Eric Strand

Casting by
Nancy Nayor

Production Design by
Perry Andelin Blake

Set Decoration by
Claire Kaufman

Costume Design by
Tangi Crawford

Makeup Department
Heather Cummings	....	makeup artist
Tracy Murphy	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Michelle LeDoux	....	production manager: second unit
Betsy Mackey	....	unit production manager
Cynthia Nicolella	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard L. Fox	....	first assistant director
Matt Goodman	....	second unit director
Heather Grierson	....	second assistant director
Keith Jones	....	second second assistant director
Michelle LeDoux	....	first assistant director: second unit
Richard Silva	....	additional second assistant director: background action
Patrick Yew	....	additional second assistant director: background action

Art Department
Dru Homer	....	art department coordinator
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones	....	property master
Kim Richey	....	assistant property master
Gaston Wurth	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Mark Agostino	....	sound utility
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lance Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Timothy A. Carpenter	....	adr mixer
Timothy A. Carpenter	....	foley mixer
Curt Cash	....	adr recordist
Curt Cash	....	sound effects editor
William Cawley	....	DJ scratch effects
William Cawley	....	sound designer
David P. Earle	....	sound editor
Bob Fisher	....	boom operator
J. Aloysius Flanagan III	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
J. Aloysius Flanagan III	....	first assistant sound editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Robert Jackson	....	supervising sound editor
Derek Marcil	....	sound re-recording mixer
Coleman Metts	....	production sound mixer
Marc Meyer	....	sound effects editor
Stuart Provine	....	sound designer
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Lisa Varetakis	....	supervising foley editor
Tania Wang	....	dialogue editor
Aaron Wilcox	....	facilities management
Aaron Wilcox	....	re-recording projectionist

Special Effects by
Michael Clarke	....	special effects technician
Josh Hakian	....	special effects

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunts
Chris Carnel	....	stunt performer
Shawn Crowder	....	stunt driver
Ray Lykins	....	fight choreographer
Ray Lykins	....	stunts: punched clown
Paul E. Short	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Sumner	....	stunt double
Chester E. Tripp III	....	stunts
Catherine Petra Villalobos	....	stunt double
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sammy Beavers	....	best boy electric
Craig Bilodeau	....	grip
John P. Fleenor	....	electrician
Steve Francis	....	electrician
Thomas E. Lee	....	dolly grip (as Tommy Lee)
Bill-Brady Majors	....	key grip
Brian S. Osmond	....	assistant camera
Justin Portwood	....	key grip: stunt unit
Dale Robinette	....	still photographer
Eric Roizman	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Robert Stillman	....	grip
Ralph Watson	....	Steadicam operator
Ralph Watson	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Neely Gurman	....	casting associate
Debe Waisman	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Steffany Bernstein	....	costume supervisor
Esther Lee	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Chris Mistorni	....	first assistant editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer

Music Department
Tim Aaron	....	composer: additional music
Jim Harrison	....	music editor
Michael T. Ryan	....	music editor
Ralph Sall	....	executive music producer

Transportation Department
Jody Bingenheimer	....	driver
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Hardy Ophuls	....	picture car coordinator
Julie Sanders	....	transportation dispatcher

Other crew
Piper Bagley	....	production assistant
Scotty Brown	....	assistant location manager
Danielle C. Carroll	....	production assistant
Jeff Castelluccio	....	production assistant
Jennifer Dunne	....	location manager
Corinne Fixmer	....	first accountant
Jeff Fuller	....	key set production assistant
Raz Inserra	....	production assistant
April A. Janow	....	production accountant
Todd Kaufman	....	assistant: Casey La Scala
Ryan Keating	....	photo double: Joey Kern
Ryan Keating	....	stand-in: Joey Kern
Jennifer Kelly	....	assistant: Bill Gerber
Aileen Kiernan	....	assistant: Hunt Lowry
Alex Kivlen	....	key assistant location manager
Kym Langlie	....	unit publicist
Tiffany Lo	....	assistant: Hunt Lowry (as Tiffany Ann Lo)
Nathan Maruccio	....	craft service
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
Leslie A. Morrow	....	key assistant location manager
Scott Mosher	....	assistant location manager
Brian Netto	....	production assistant
Diane Pacheco	....	production accountant: post-production
Peter Rawlinson	....	assistant: Casey La Scala
Amanda Roberts	....	production coordinator
Michael James 'Scotty' Scott	....	assistant accountant
Heather Renae Shepard	....	assistant: Casey La Scala
Steven E. Simon	....	set production assistant
Margarita McClenon Velona	....	production medic
Kaine Bennett Charleston	....	second unit assistant (uncredited)
Elise Mazanek	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Rik Walters	....	financing consultant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• 900 Films
• Asphalt Productions
• Gaylord Films
• Gerber Pictures
• Pandora Cinema

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Dendy Films
• EuroVideo (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Bros

Special Effects

• F/X Concepts (special effects)

Other Companies

• Atlantic Records  soundtrack released by
• Audit Trail, The  post-production accounting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• NovaStar Digital  sound post-production
• WMG Soundtracks  soundtrack released by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG (cut) | UK:12 | Brazil:14 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40015)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

900 Films

Trivia:

The 12-year-old who challenges the skate team when they perform their own demo at the skate park is actually pro skater Ryan Sheckler.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: At the beginning when Eric is skating to the skate shop the grip tape on the skateboard changes from blank to a painted-on etnies symbol.

Quotes:

[Dustin is digging threw the garbage]
Little Kid:Whatch ya doin'?
Dustin:I dropped something and I'm looking for it.
Little Kid:I had chili chesse fries, lots of them, and a chocolate shake.
Dustin:Didn't your mom ever tell you not to talk to strangers?
[Little kid throws up on Dustin]
Dustin:I guess she didn't say anything about puking on them.
Little Kid:Ha!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Brian's Got a Brand New Bag (#8.4)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

True

Blue Crush meets Road Trip with Skateboards

Take Blue Crush and Road Trip to the asphalt with boys instead of girls. The movie is an entertaining over-the-top story about four friends who decide to make the summer more interesting by trying to live the dream of becoming pro skateboarders. Their path to potential stardom is one full of roadblocks of all shapes and kinds. Don't look for any award winning performances here, but do look for some good laughs and some good and great skateboarding sequences.

Mike Vogel, Vince Vieluf, Adam Brody and Joey Kern provide acceptable performances as stereotype characters sticking to the molds they have been given. Their performances are not bad, nor are they great, which allows the movie to be very watch-able - I don't think you'll be cringing because of poor acting, as you might have in other films. There are a lot of cameos (some good, some bad) in this movie - Randy Quaid, Christopher McDonald, Christine Estabrook, Bob(cat) Goldthwait, and Tom Green are the most recognizable ones.

If you like skateboarding and you're not going to be watching with too critical of an eye you'll enjoy the move even more than most. It's a watch-able, enjoyable movie. Hey, I didn't check my watch once to see if its almost over yet! Enjoy!