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The rise, fall, and rebirth of Christian Hosoi, the young man who helped skateboarding re-emerge as a major cultural influence in the 1980s...
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Dennis Hopper | ... | Narrator (voice) |
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 | Jay Adams | ... | Himself - Zephyr Team |
| Salman Agah | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Micke Alba | ... | Himself |
| Tony Alva | ... | Himself - Zephyr Team (also archive footage) |
 | David Arquette | ... | Himself |
| Rick Blackhart | ... | Himself - Independent Trucks (archive footage) |
| Neil Blender | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) |
| Myles Breiner | ... | Himself - Lawyer |
| Eric 'Tuma' Britton | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Bob Burnquist | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (as Bob Bernquist) |
| Steve Caballero | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) |
| Kareem Campbell | ... | Himself |
| Don Cassel | ... | Himself |
| Barrett Deck | ... | Himself - Artist (as Barrett 'Chicken' Deck) |
| Sandro Dias | ... | Himself |
| Eric Dressen | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Dave Duncan | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Herbie Fletcher | ... | Himself - Surfer |
| Ray Flores | ... | Himself - Skateboard Historian |
| Grant Fukuda | ... | Himself |
| Pierre-Luc Gagnon | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (as Pierre Luc Gagnon) |
| Jim Ganzer | ... | Himself - Artist |
| Eric Garber | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (as Eric 'Littleman' Garber) |
| Brad Gerlach | ... | Himself - Surfer |
| Jeff Grosso | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Hartwell | ... | Himself - Promoter |
| Omar Hassan | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
 | Tony Hawk | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (also archive footage) |
| Christian Hosoi | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Ivan Hosoi | ... | Himself - Christian's Father (also archive footage) |
| Jennifer Hosoi | ... | Herself - Christian's Wife |
| Rhythm Hosoi | ... | Himself - Christian's Son |
 | Eric Ian | ... | (archive footage) |
| Bo Ikeda | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Lester Kasai | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) |
| Natas Kaupas | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) |
| Johnee Kopp | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) |
| Eric Koston | ... | Himself |
| Shogo Kubo | ... | Himself - Zephyr Team |
| Danny Kwock | ... | Himself - Quicksilver |
 | Jason Lee | ... | Himself |
| Alan Losi | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) |
| John Lucero | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Tony Magnusson | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) |
| Jesse Martinez | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Andy McDonald | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Mike McGill | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) |
| Colin McKay | ... | Himself |
| Bonnie Mitchell | ... | Herself - Christian's Mother |
| Lance Mountain | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (also archive footage) |
| Jim Muir | ... | Himself |
| Aaron Murray | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Chad Muska | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Pat Noho | ... | Himself |
| Monty Nolder | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) |
| Richard Novac | ... | Himself - Santa Cruz Skateboards |
| Javier Nunez | ... | Himself |
| Mark Oblow | ... | Himself |
| Steve Olson | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Scott Oster | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Chris Pastras | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Brian Patch | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
 | Max Perlich | ... | Himself |
| Jeff Phillips | ... | Himself |
| Louanna Rawls | ... | Herself - Stylist |
| Eddie Reategui | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | ... | Themselves (archive footage) (as The Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| Mickey Reyes | ... | Himself |
| Josh Richman | ... | Himself |
| Mark 'Gator' Rogowski | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (archive footage) (as Mark 'Gator' Ragowski) |
| Kealoha Rosecrans | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (as Kele Rosecrans) |
| Rob Roskopp | ... | Himself |
 | Robert Rusler | ... | Himself |
 | Pauly Shore | ... | Himself |
 | Kelly Slater | ... | Himself - Surfer |
| Craig Stecyk | ... | Himself - Photographer (also archive footage) |
| Joey Tershay | ... | Himself - Independent Trucks |
| Kevin Thatcher | ... | Himself |
| Tony Trujillo | ... | Himself |
| Sergie Ventura | ... | Himself - Pro Skater (also archive footage) |
| Fausto Vitello | ... | Himself - Independent Trucks (also archive footage) |
| Danny Way | ... | Himself - Pro Skater |
| Gary S. Wong | ... | Himself - Artist |
| Simon Yaibling | ... | Himself - Friend |
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An enjoyable, albeit formulaic documentary of another fallen skateboard star from the 1980s. Rising Son, similar to Helen Stickler's 2002 documentary, "Stoked! The Rise and Fall of Gator", chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of a 1980s skateboarder, in yet another cautionary, VH1-esque tale about the dangers of fame.
The film's subject, Christian Hosoi, is a flamboyantly charismatic skateboarder who captures the energy and youth spirit of early professional skateboarding. We watch as Hosoi's style-driven aerial acrobatics, exhibitionism and campy, vibrant-colored clothing make him an overnight celebrity and fashion icon. Then, just as suddenly, trends change and Hosoi descends into the fathoms as he succumbs to a drug addiction. Years later, in jail and at rock bottom, he finds his salvation in religion.
Overall, Rising Son is a likable, television quality documentary about a youth celebrity's misadventure, steep fall from grace and sobering redemption. Disappointingly, it lacks the skillful organization and power of Stickler's film.
While "Stoked!" was a cogent biography of the fame-addicted Gator, 'Rising Son' is but a piecemeal collage of Hosoi, stapling together stock footage and repetitive sound bites from a hodge podge of interviews. Often, it's like a garage party of old skateboarders endlessly reminiscing about their Hosoi, the mythologized version that they like to remember. Nevertheless, it's still an interesting, highly watchable documentary - even if it's flank steak next to Stickler's sirloin.