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:

Adam Brody, Joey Kern, Mike Vogel

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 | school | boy | professional skateboarding | 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

Did You Know?

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.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Dustin: Guys, what are we doing in a clown college?
Sarah Jensen: [Female clown appears] Matty!
Matt: Hey, Mom.
Sarah Jensen: We missed the hell out of you!
Sweet Lou: Those are Matt's parents?
Dustin: They really are clowns.
Sarah Jensen: [Gets away and rubs her nose] You reek!
Matt: Hey, Dad.
Denise: [Girl appears] Matt?
Matt: What's up?
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes during the credits, mostly skateboarding spills.

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Connections

Referenced in Bad Movie Beatdown: The Happening (2011)

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Soundtracks

Clown Around
Written by Tedi Sarafian and R.J. Marozzi
Performed by Gear Down

User Reviews

I think it's great

I agree with another comment that the critics shouldn't have torn this movie apart like some others! It wasn't all that bad. There were those random parts that you don't think should be in there, but it is a funny movie that you can never get sick of!

The crowd that I believe the film is aiming for are those struggling athletes or skaters. There is supposed to be a little more struggle than what they put in, but it isn't a drama, it's comedy. Mike Vogel played his part well, along with Adam Brody. Most of the skating was stunt men, but there were those little scenes where the actors would actually have to skate! These actors actually took plenty of training to learn how to pull off the skating.

This is a movie that you can watch with your friends over and over again and never get sick of!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 August 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Grind

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,511,403, 17 August 2003

Gross USA:

$5,123,696

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,141,166

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