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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... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Enjoyable, but no 'Stoked!' more (4 total)

Cast

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Dennis Hopper ... Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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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98 min
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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Enjoyable, but no 'Stoked!', 7 December 2006
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Author: douglasgreenberg from United States

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.

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