Skaterdater

Overview

The film tells a story with no dialogue. The group of boy skaters are suddenly at a point when one of the boys sees a young girl, and becomes interested in her. This causes a rift with the other boys, who challenges him to a skating duel that goes down a hilly street. The young boy loses. However, he gets the girl, and shortly, a few other girls are seen and become interested in the boys, too. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.

Details

Cast

Michael Mel

Melissa Mallory

Bicycle Girl

Gregg Carroll

Gary Hill

Bill McKaig

Gary Jennings

Bruce McKaig

Ricky Anderson