Rom Boys: 40 Years of Rad (2020)

When a tragedy strikes the worlds most unique skate park, a dogged group of old school skaters, BMXers and street artists team up to fight for its survival.

Director:

Matt Harris

Writers:

Susan Brand (story consultant), Matt Harris (Writer)

Stars:

Tim Altic, Iain Borden, John Buultjens

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tim Altic	...	Self
Iain Borden	...	Self
John Buultjens	...	Self
Warwick Cairns	...	Self
Maximillion Cooper	...	Self
Ben Eine	...	Self
Bob Haro	...	Self
Simon Inglis	...	Self
Mark Maunders	...	Self
Lance Mountain	...	Self
Dion Penman	...	Self
Andy Ruffell	...	Self
Zach Shaw	...	Self
Ian Stokes	...	Self
Graham Taft	...	Self

Storyline

It is one of the world's oldest and most unique skate parks, but following a devastating fire, it is financially on its knees. Meet the park's middle age skaters, BMXers and street artists, who against all the odds, are fighting to keep it open alive for the next generation. Welcome to Britain's Dogtown. Shot in stunning full 4K this is the first time a feature length documentary has looked at the early British skateboarding scene and the first generation of skaters and BMX riders from the late seventies and eighties who are still going strong. Rom Boys features archive footage from the past 40 years and over thirty interviews with some of the worlds biggest names in skate and BMX.

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Plot Keywords:

architecture | bmx | skateboarding | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Sport

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lance Mountain holds up the original "Mad Dog Bowl" T shirt during the interview that he is seen wearing later on in the early clip from the Bones and Brigade video .

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Quotes

Lance Mountain: No-one knew how to make a skatepark, they just started pouring concrete.

User Reviews

Remember what it was like to have fun

The Rom Boys are still Skateboarding! Their love of the sport in their 40s 50s and 60s is a people story all of its own. Alongside the uniqueness of the place and family's coming along together to skateboard and BMX, this film captures that feel good factor about a generation that is still having fun and selflessly sharing it with young people today.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rom Boys: 40 Years of Rad

Filming Locations:

Rom Skatepark, Hornchurch, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP152,349 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pixelwork

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Color:

Color (High Definition)

Aspect Ratio:

1.90:1