The Crash Reel (2013)

Fifteen years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the ... See full summary »

Director:

Lucy Walker

Writers:

Pedro Kos, Lucy Walker

Stars:

Kevin Pearce, Shaun White, Mason Aguirre

12 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kevin Pearce	...	Himself
Shaun White	...	Himself
Mason Aguirre	...	Himself
Daniel Amen	...	Himself
Sarah Burke	...	Herself
Rory Bushfield	...	Himself
Danny Davis	...	Himself
Kyla Donnelly	...	Herself
Ellery Hollingsworth	...	Herself
C.R. Johnson	...	Himself (as CR Johnson)
Scotty Lago	...	Himself
Jack Mitrani	...	Himself
Luke Mitrani	...	Himself
Stephen Murray	...	Himself
Adam Pearce	...	Himself

Storyline

Fifteen years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, pushing one another to ever more dangerous tricks, until Kevin crashes on a Park City half-pipe, barely surviving. As Kevin recovers from his injury, Shaun wins Gold. Now all Kevin wants to do is get on his snowboard again, even though medics and family fear this could kill him. We also celebrate Sarah Burke who crashed in Park City and died January 19, 2012.

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Plot Keywords:

title directed by female | rivalry | snowboard | f rated | snowboarding | 

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Taglines:

The ride of a lifetime

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 2013 (UK)

Also Known As:

Filmszakadás

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film also premiered at the X Games on January 23, 2013 in Aspen as the first ever movie to play as a featured part of the event.

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Soundtracks

Wait
Written by Yann Gonzalez, Anthony Gonzalez, & Justin Meldal-Johnsen
Performed by M83
Courtesy of Naïve Records

User Reviews

Brace Yourself for Impact

My email to a friend who recommended the movie to me: Hey, so I just watched "The Crash Reel" and I dunno if I've ever cried that much to a movie.

While this wasn't the deciding factor, it certainly opened up a look into a very scary aspect of life and I would appreciate one on the football side of things, because you don't even need to experience an actual accident to realize the side effects of brain trauma. Football has natural side effects and from the sounds of it, some don't even occur until years later.

I just kept thinking "Nope, my kid's not doing this." I love snowboarding, and I hope they'll want to experience it someday...but that adrenaline addiction is what hurts the most. I think education about addiction needs to be pushed in schools, but...what's scary is...When "Just say no" commercials serve as advertisements for a drug... ...maybe healthy balance should be taught in schools.

Either way, the kid, Kevin Pearce, is a good influence.